You are drawing very close to the end of your lessons, and it's time for a pop quiz to see how much you remember. (No peeking at the answers!)

• What is an iconic sign?

• How do you become skilled in sign language?

• Is sign language the same everywhere?

• How do you ask questions?

• How are differences in gender indicated?

• What is the signing space?

• What is a sign?

• How do I make a sign for someone's name?

• How do you indicate past, present, and future?

• What is the Deaf community?

How do you think you did? Turn the page for the answers.

• An iconic sign is a pictorial representation and can closely resemble the visual image of the word.

• You become skilled in sign language with practice, practice, and practice.

• Sign language differs from region to region and around the world.

• You ask questions by leaning forward with a quizzical facial expression and eyebrows down.

• Gender is indicated by the placement and location of the sign: forehead for male, jaw line for female.

• Signing space is where most of the signs are formed. It encompasses the area from the top of the head to the waist.

• A sign is a unit of language that is formed with distinctive handshapes, locations, specific movements, facial expressions, and body language.

• People's names may be fingerspelled, or they may have a unique name sign.

• Past is indicated by a backward movement. Present is formed directly in front of the body. Future is a forward movement from the body.

• The Deaf community is a cultural group of people who share common values, language, and experiences.