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WorksheetsLove is Never Silent
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the best way to describe Maggie?
Deaf
Hard of Hearing
The Hearing child of Deaf parents (CODA)
Hearing
When Bradley died, Maggie had to:
Interpret the conversation between the doctor and her parents.
Interpret the conversation between the funeral director and her parents.
Explain to her parents how Bradley died.
Pay for the coffin out of her own money.
Maggie's parents were:
A cobbler and a mill worker
A printer and a seamstress
Factory workers
Educators
Maggie was held back in school because:
She couldn't speak
ASL was her first language
She didn't know how to read and write
She thought in pictures
Mr. Petrakis and Maggie learned English by:
Watching T.V.
Reading the newspaper
Taking an evening ESL course together
Listening to the radio
Maggie never told her friends her parents were Deaf because:
She didn't want them to feel sorry for her
She was afraid they'd make fun of her parents
She didn't want to be "different"
ALL of these are true
Why did Maggie's dad "give" her a hearing aid for graduation?
Maggie always wanted her dad to hear music
Maggie always wanted her parents to be like everyone else
He thought it would please Maggie if he looked "less deaf"
He thought it would help him hear so she wouldn't have to interpret
What did Maggie's mom sign when Maggie brought home the radio?
I HATE music!
It gives me a HEADACHE!
It doesn't BELONG here!
We're DEAF, take that away!
Why did Maggie's father visit her at work?
To borrow money
To warn her against dating Will
To tell her he was buying a house
To tell her he got a promotion
Who helped Maggie and her family move into their house?
Mr. Petrakis
The preacher from the Deaf church
Will
The realtor
Why do you think Maggie took so long to tell Will about her parents?
She was afraid their deafness would scare him away
She didn't want to interpret between Will and her parents
She knew her parents would not accept a hearing boy
She was ashamed of her parents disability
What did Will notice about Maggie's parents in the house?
It was very dark
It was very small
It was very noisy
It was very silent
Why were Maggie's parents SO upset when they visited her at the University housing?
They thought Maggie should live with them so she could interpret more easily
They thought her husband was a lousy provider
They thought the housing was unsafe
They thought Maggie and Will would have a "better" life because they could hear
How did Maggie respond to her parents' accusation that she was "irresponsible?"
She told them she would try harder
She tried to assure them she and Will were responsible
She said that she had been "responsible" for their communication since she was born
She left in a huff and didn't bother to respond
What got Maggie's parents to visit her and Will after the baby was born?
The baby was deaf
The preacher dragged them there
The preacher told them the other grandma would spoil the baby
Maggie said she would never let them see the baby if they didn't come
