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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What biblical feature does Helen equate Anne Sullivan with?
(a) Moses.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Job.

2. Who else in Helen's family seemed to be verbally gifted?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her half-brothers.
(d) Her mother.

3. Which of the following literary terms did Anne use to help Helen with her learning about nature and life?
(a) Personification.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Onomatopoeia
(d) Alliteration.

4. How did Anne Sullivan believe that normal children learned language?
(a) Having it specifically taught to them.
(b) Watching it happen before them.
(c) Being exposed to it constantly.
(d) Engaging in it at the time.

5. Why weren't many people near where Helen lived aware of resources for the blind and deaf?
(a) The town was so far away from any school for the blind and deaf.
(b) Those who were blind and/or deaf were not premitted to attend schools.
(c) No such schools existed within the state at this time.
(d) There were no others in the town who were blind or deaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way was Helen becoming a danger to herself and others?

2. What did daily immersion in language allow Helen to do?

3. Who did the eye doctor recommend that Helen's parents contact?

4. What was Helen doing when Anne tapped her forehead and spelled think?

5. Why didn't Helen have any fits of temper while she was with her parents on the trip to see the eye doctor?

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