Show Me a Sign

Part 1, Prologue-Chapter 9

Reading Check

1. There are many residents experiencing deafness. (Part 1, Prologue-Chapter 5)

2. Her brother (Part 1, Prologue-Chapter 5)

3. Muffins (Part 1, Prologue-Chapter 5)

4. Nancy, Reverend Lee, and Andrew Noble. (Part 1, Chapter 6-9)

Short Answer

1. Mary is in the way of an approaching carriage but can’t hear it because she is deaf. Her brother George hears the approach of the carriage and pushes Mary out of the way. The carriage strikes George instead. (Part 1, Prologue-Chapter 5)

2. Ezra tells Mary that a deaf settler from Kent, England has come from a community that has its own sign language. (Part 1, Prologue-Chapter 5)

3. The community has prejudices toward Black freedmen, Indigenous people, and the Irish. (Part 1, Chapters 6-9)

Part 1, Chapters 10-19

Reading Check

1. Spy on Andrew (Part 1, Chapters 10-14)

2. Andrew collects soil and bark samples. (Part 1, Chapters 10-14)

3. Sally (Part 1, Chapters 15-19)

4. George’s books (Part 1, Chapters 15-19)

5. The map (Part 1, Chapters 15-19)

Short Answer

1. Mary does not want her father to know the guilt she feels over George’s death. (Part 1, Chapters 10-14)

2. Ezra provides a theory of some disease the settlers experienced; but jokingly blames scurvy, the black death, and a frightened pregnant woman. (Part 1, Chapters 10-14)

3. Andrew believes it may come from the water the community drinks. (Part 1, Chapters 15-19)

Part 2, Chapters 20-28

Reading Check

1. Perform experiments (Part 2, Chapters 20-24)

2. Mary is a servant. (Part 2, Chapters 20-24)

3. Mr. Squints and Mrs. Muffins (Part 2, Chapters 20-24)

4. Professor Hawk (Part 2, Chapters 25-28)

5. A.M. was Mr. Minot’s daughter, Amy (Part 2, Chapters 25-28)

Short Answer

1. Andrew says he will make sure Mary never sees her family again. (Part 2, Chapters 20-24)

2. Mary sees many beggars on the street, some of whom may be blind. (Part 2, Chapters 20-24)

3. Mr. Minot doubts that Andrew is correct in his assumption that deaf people are unintelligent. (Part 2, Chapters 25-28)

Part 2, Chapters 29-37

Reading Check

1. Ezra (Part 2, Chapters 29-32)

2. Andrew (Part 2, Chapters 29-32)

3. Andrew drowns (Part 2, Chapters 29-32)

4. George’s map (Part 2, Chapters 33-37)

Short Answer

1. He is a sailor sent to bring her back to the island. (Part 2, Chapters 29-37)

2. This indicates that Mary’s mother has put George’s accident behind her and is willing to be present for those who are still living. (Part 2, Chapters 29-32)

3. Mary's statement suggests that all can enjoy the shared experience without prejudice, and all can communicate freely without talking. (Part 2, Chapters 29-32)