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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did daily immersion in language allow Helen to do?
(a) Participate in more conversations.
(b) Become more of an active participant in the family.
(c) Make cognitive leaps and function at a higher level.
(d) Keep busy and away from throwing tantrums.

2. What character does Helen indicate she was very jealous of?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her baby sister.
(c) Martha.
(d) Her older half-brothers.

3. What was Anne sent to do with Helen?
(a) Discipline her.
(b) Watch her.
(c) Babysit her.
(d) Teach her.

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

5. Why wasn't Mildred hurt?
(a) The cook pulled Helen away from Mildred.
(b) Mildred was able to defend herself.
(c) Helen regretted her actions soon enough.
(d) Her mother was there to catch her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can one tell that Helen enjoyed spelling out sentences with Anne?

2. What did Helen's learning feel like to her?

3. Where did most of Helen's reading and studying take place?

4. Why was Helen's small vocabulary of signs not enough?

5. How did Anne Sullivan believe that normal children learned language?

(see the answer key)

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