A Group of Deaf Children Was Discovered After a Terrible

Multiple Choice

A group of deaf children was discovered after a terrible earthquake had nearly destroyed the town. The children had been hiding together for nearly a month.When an interpreter was brought in, she could not make sense of the signs she saw, yet the children were clearly communicating with one another. What is the most likely explanation?

A) The children were engaged in cryptophasia.
B) The children were just pretending to use sign language.
C) The interpreter was not fluent in signed English.
D) The children had developed a form of homesign.