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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the eye doctor recommend that Helen's parents contact?
(a) Sarah Fuller.
(b) Miss Anne Sullivan.
(c) Ivy Green.
(d) Dr. Alexander Graham Bell.

2. How old was Helen when she became blind and deaf?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

3. What was the first the first word Helen connected with the spelling?
(a) Water.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Pump.
(d) Mug.

4. In what way does Helen see herself as fortunate in terms of her family?
(a) Her family did not abadon her when she became ill.
(b) Her mother gave up work to take care of Helen.
(c) Her parents had good connections and kept reading.
(d) Her father died in the war trying to protecte Helen.

5. How did Helen's family become acquainted with the Perkins Institute?
(a) Through Helen's mother's reading.
(b) Through the eye doctor in Baltimore.
(c) Through Anne Sullivan.
(d) Through Dr. Bell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else in Helen's family seemed to be verbally gifted?

2. What character does Helen indicate she was very jealous of?

3. At what age did Helen say her first word?

4. What did Helen do to Mildred when she was in a rage?

5. What was the first thing Sullivan begin to teach Helen?

(see the answer key)

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