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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the Institute that may be able to help Helen?
2. What item is featured first on the set?
3. What term is used to describe the Keller's living room?
4. Where is Annie hit?
5. What item aggravates Anne's eyes on the train?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Annie become so furious at the Kellers' suggestions for treating Helen? What is Annie's method for teaching Helen in this case?
2. What is a surprising result of Helen's teaching in regards to Kate?
3. Several scenes are focused on letters written to various characters. Early on, Keller writes to Dr. Chisholm, who refers Keller to Alexander Graham Bell. What is the purpose of showing the exchanging of letters?
4. What is Dr. Howe's diagnosis for Helen and his advice for her recovery?
5. Who makes the original suggestion that Helen should be put in an asylum? How do Helen's parents react?
6. According to Annie the Perkins Institute helped her recover not only from blindness but from what other issue?
7. Helen makes several attempts to get attention from each member of the family. What does she do to get attention and what are the results?
8. Why does Annie insist that Helen refill the water pitcher instead of allowing the servants to do it?
9. What helps Helen to write? What does Helen do with this newfound skill?
10. What is Kate's argument regarding the item Helen has thrown on the floor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Annie's journey from Boston to Alabama was used as a metaphor to describe what action and emotion? What was the Keller carriage used to represent in regards to Annie? How did the carriage represent James? How did it represent the Kellers?
Essay Topic 2
Several times throughout the story, Annie separates Helen from Kate. Why? What kind of influence did Kate have on Helen? On Annie? Was Kate's influence more or less important or powerful that that of Captain Keller? What point did Annie prove by taking Helen to the garden house? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Annie took Helen to Boston with the intention of introducing Helen to the Institute as well as to the Blind Girls and Mr. Anagnos. Do you think Annie, Kate or Mr. Keller intended to enroll Helen at the Institute? If so, why didn't Helen stay? How did the girls and Anagnos relate to Helen? What was Helen's opinion on the place and people?
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