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

2. What item(s) does the older gentleman hold in his hands?
(a) Newspaper
(b) Reins
(c) Thermometer
(d) Bag of money

3. What term is used to describe the Keller's living room?
(a) Utilitarian
(b) Spartan
(c) Old-fashioned
(d) Modern

4. What exterior object is not shown in relation to Anne Sullivan?
(a) Conductor
(b) Train
(c) Platform
(d) Depot signs

5. To whom is Keller referred?
(a) Kelly
(b) Simmons
(c) Bell
(d) Monroe

Short Answer Questions

1. Who/what is the focus of attention for the characters?

2. What animal does Helen imitate?

3. Kate is the first to notice that the baby is ______________.

4. How many operations did Annie have?

5. What will the helper's title be?

Short Essay Questions

1. The first gift from the Blind Girls to Annie had a special significance. What was it?

2. Why is a great deal of the focus placed on Helen's face?

3. Why do you think the play opened with Dr. Howe examining Helen?

4. How does Helen react when Annie touches her face? Why?

5. In the scene in the garden with Captain Keller, Helen is the focus while there is a lot of action in the background. What is the purpose of this arrangement?

6. Who recommends the oculist to Captain Keller? What is Keller's reaction to the suggestion that the doctor be contacted?

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

8. What is the significance of the sewing card? How does Helen show that she wants to do it on her own?

9. Percy is interested in learning how to play "the finger game" with Helen. How does Helen know that it is not Annie's hand? How does Helen react?

10. Who makes the original suggestion that Helen should be put in an asylum? How do Helen's parents react?

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