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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first book Helen read from?
(a) Reader for Beginners.
(b) Beginning Readers.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The Bible.

2. What did Helen break when she was raging in trying to learn the difference between mug and water?
(a) Sullivan's glasses.
(b) The water pump.
(c) A new doll.
(d) Mildred's new cradle.

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

4. What happened while Helen, Mildred and Anne were in the woods?
(a) They watched/felt trains go by.
(b) They found some baby animals.
(c) They got lost.
(d) They found a stream and played in it.

5. What season is it when Helen and her family travel for their vacation?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is an example of a word game that Anne invented and played with Helen?

2. What was Helen doing when her next big step came?

3. In what year did Anne Sullivan come to teach Helen?

4. What was Helen's favorite sport?

5. What did Helen need to learn about the spellings Annie was completing in her hand?

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