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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Helen's small vocabulary of signs not enough?
(a) Enough people did not understand them.
(b) She could not use them fast enough.
(c) She grew and so did her need to express herself.
(d) Many people thought they were inappropriate.

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

3. How did Anne speak to Helen constantly?
(a) With dolls and other manipulatives.
(b) Using Helen's made up signs.
(c) Using the manual alphabet.
(d) With tools and her own creations.

4. Which of the following best describes Helen's relationship with Martha as they played together?
(a) Liberating.
(b) Sharing.
(c) Loving.
(d) Bullying.

5. What did Helen need to learn how to recognize and communicate?
(a) Concrete things.
(b) Abstractions.
(c) Actions.
(d) Natural events.

Short Answer Questions

1. What took Helen's sight and hearing?

2. After the storm, what was it a long time before Helen did again?

3. In what year was Helen born?

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

5. How old was Helen when she wrote this novel?

(see the answer key)

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