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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Helen view nature?
(a) As a constant lesson.
(b) As something she cannot understand.
(c) As a miracle.
(d) As a waste of her time.

3. 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) Hid Mildred in a closet.
(d) Pulled Mildred out of her mother's lap.

4. Which of the following is not true about Helen?
(a) She had a few chores she had to do.
(b) She was jealous of her little sister.
(c) She hated helping in the kitchen.
(d) She felt loved by her parents.

5. What did Helen need to learn about the spellings Annie was completing in her hand?
(a) That it was one object.
(b) That she had to pay attention to Annie.
(c) That they were the names of things.
(d) That the letters all went together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did it take Helen a long time to be able to do?

2. How did Helen and Anne spend he rest of the day after Helen made the connection between the finger spelling and objects?

3. Who did the eye doctor recommend that Helen's parents contact?

4. Learning these finger spellings could be said to be what for Helen?

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

(see the answer key)

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