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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Helen have any fits of temper while she was with her parents on the trip to see the eye doctor?
(a) Her mother and father gave into all of her desires and whims.
(b) She was terrified of leaving her home and seeing the doctor.
(c) Her parents gave her some medication to keep her calm.
(d) There were so many things to keep her mind and fingers busy.

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

3. What was Sullivan trying to teach Helen the difference between when Helen became extremely frustrated?
(a) Knife and fork.
(b) Doll and book.
(c) Pump and flower.
(d) Mug and water.

4. What was the first thing Sullivan begin to teach Helen?
(a) Signing her name.
(b) Games.
(c) Fingerspelling.
(d) How to eat.

5. What did Helen do to Mildred when she was in a rage?
(a) Pushed Mildred onto the floor.
(b) Tipped over Mildred's cradle.
(c) Pulled Mildred out of her mother's lap.
(d) Hid Mildred in a closet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Anne sent to do with Helen?

2. Helen's account of learning to make the connection between the spellings and objects is a snapshot of what?

3. What does Helen indicate Sullivan's arrival freed her from?

4. Why did Helen's family tend to let her have her own way whenever possible?

5. What did Helen need to learn about the spellings Annie was completing in her hand?

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