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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why weren't many people near where Helen lived aware of resources for the blind and deaf?
(a) There were no others in the town who were blind or deaf.
(b) Those who were blind and/or deaf were not premitted to attend schools.
(c) No such schools existed within the state at this time.
(d) The town was so far away from any school for the blind and deaf.

3. Helen's account of learning to make the connection between the spellings and objects is a snapshot of what?
(a) How work pays off.
(b) How creative discoveries are made.
(c) How fondly Helen looks on her teacher.
(d) The difference between student and teacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what month did Anne Sullivan arrive at Ivy Green to work with Helen?

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

4. Which genre best describes this novel?

5. In what year was this novel first published?

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