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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lou Ann's mom feel about her writing the book?
(a) She looked forward to reading it.
(b) She thought it was a good idea.
(c) She was dead set against it.
(d) She was nervous about the result.

2. What college did Lou Ann transfer to in 1973?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Yale.
(d) Stanford.

3. How old was Lou Ann's father when he became deaf?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 2 months.

4. What church were Lou Ann's parents married in?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Christian.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Catholic.

5. What was Grandma Nellie's main job in her husband's business?
(a) Stocking shelves.
(b) Assisting customers.
(c) Writing articles.
(d) Washing bloody laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Lou Ann's paternal grandparent's children were deaf?

2. What did Lou Ann think her parents were when she was 8?

3. What role did Lou Ann play for her parents?

4. How many years had Lou Ann's paternal grandfather's business been open in 1927?

5. What was Lou Ann's maternal grandfather's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the fears when Lou Ann was born and how were those fears alleviated?

2. How did Lou Ann's maternal grandparents react when they found out that their daughter was deaf?

3. Why did Lou Ann think that her parents weren't deaf?

4. How was Lou Ann's name chosen?

5. What happened at the gas station on the way to Harvard?

6. How did Doris Jean's parents react to the news that she was engaged?

7. What was a baby cry box?

8. What was Lou Ann's nightly ritual as a child?

9. What did Lou Ann feel that she and her family were to the rest of the world?

10. What role did Lou Ann play in her parents' lives as a child?

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