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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen plant in the ground?

2. Annie tries to teach Helen how to make what item?

3. Annie claims that she will insist on what?

4. How many words might it take before Helen learns to "talk"?

5. What topic do Keller and James argue about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Upon meeting Kate Keller, Annie said that she intended to teach Helen half of what an ordinary child might know. What was Kate's response and what was the conversation to follow? Whose opinion was correct in the end?

Essay Topic 2

There is a highly effective method of using lighting on stage as well as in television. Cite at least three examples of how lighting was used as foreshadowing and how that knowledge affected the reader/viewer's perceptions.

Essay Topic 3

The author describes Helen's appearance as well as her behaviors. Compare and contrast the two. Are those two main elements of Helen similar or opposite? How did Helen's appearance change as her behaviors began to change?

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