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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Negro girl?
(a) Beatrice
(b) Martha
(c) Rosalie
(d) Emma

2. What is the present from the Blind Girls?
(a) A watch
(b) A group of sketches
(c) A pair of glasses
(d) A fancy handkerchief

3. What is the first word taught to Helen?
(a) Water
(b) Dog
(c) Mother
(d) Cake

4. What item does Helen continue to throw on the floor?
(a) Sewing card
(b) Napkin
(c) Hair brush
(d) Shoes

5. What word is used to describe Mr. Keller?
(a) Sour
(b) Melancholy
(c) Dignified
(d) Angry

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the chosen helper?

2. Where does the meeting of Anne and Helen take place?

3. Where is Annie hit?

4. Which item is not among those borrowed from Annie by Helen?

5. What animal does Helen imitate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Annie tells Kate that blindness and deafness are not Helen's worst handicaps. What are the real handicaps?

2. Why does Annie insist that Helen refill the water pitcher instead of allowing the servants to do it?

3. Annie tells Kate Keller that she has three advantages over Dr. Howe when it comes to teaching Helen. What are they?

4. The setting often requires focusing in closely on the faces of the characters. Why is it important to show Martha's mouth?

5. Why is it important that Annie lets Helen into her bedroom?

6. What is the incident between Helen and Martha on the porch? How could the incident have been prevented?

7. How does Helen react to the incident at the pump?

8. What is the purpose of dividing the stage into quadrants?

9. What is the purpose of letting Helen play with the beads and string?

10. What is Kate's reason for not disciplining Helen?

(see the answer keys)

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