1.Describe the narrator at the beginning and at the ending of the story.How is he/she like?

2.What do you notice about the narrator towards the end of the story? Support your answer by citing instances from the text.

3.Towards the end of the story, why does the narrator say it doesn't matter if the stramger"could have been a fake?"

4.What was the narrator mean when he/she says that "at that moment before I shut mu door, I realized we were the same?"What similarity does he/she says fimd between himself/herself and the stranger?

5.The selection is entitled, "Gestures." What was the title refer to?

6.Does the narrator's account remind you of a similar experience when you encountered a deaf-mute? How did you feelat the beginning of the interaction and after? Share the experience with the class.

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