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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 type of dog belongs to the family?
(a) German Shepherd
(b) Setter
(c) Poodle
(d) Labrador

2. What year does the story begin?
(a) 1740
(b) 1972
(c) 1901
(d) 1880

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

4. What item of clothing does Helen wear at the first meeting?
(a) Pinafore
(b) Petticoat
(c) Shawl
(d) Dungarees

5. What does Annie drop to get Helen's attention?
(a) Boot
(b) Doll
(c) Suitcase
(d) Chair

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the chosen helper?

2. What does Helen attack with the scissors?

3. Which affliction is not related to Helen?

4. What is the second word Helen learns?

5. What appears in the back of the set?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does James feel ashamed at seeing the activity in the garden house?

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

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

5. Why does Annie want to take Helen out of the Kellers' house? Where do they go?

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

7. What do Annie and Helen do once they are at the water pump?

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

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

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

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