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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Helen indicate she felt after he tantrums passed?
(a) Something like relief.
(b) Something like anger.
(c) Something like release.
(d) Something like regret.

3. How did Anne Sullivan believe that normal children learned language?
(a) Engaging in it at the time.
(b) Watching it happen before them.
(c) Being exposed to it constantly.
(d) Having it specifically taught to them.

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

5. In what year was Helen born?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1875.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the first the first word Helen connected with the spelling?

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

4. How did Helen's family become acquainted with the Perkins Institute?

5. Why weren't many people near where Helen lived aware of resources for the blind and deaf?

(see the answer key)

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