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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following best describes Helen's first nineteen months of life?
(a) Spoiled.
(b) Troublesome.
(c) Thriving.
(d) Abnormal.

3. What did daily immersion in language allow Helen to do?
(a) Participate in more conversations.
(b) Keep busy and away from throwing tantrums.
(c) Make cognitive leaps and function at a higher level.
(d) Become more of an active participant in the family.

4. What causes Helen's feelings of pain for the other students to pass quickly?
(a) They tell her not to be upset.
(b) She learns about some additional students.
(c) She sees them as happy and contented.
(d) She is moved on to another location.

5. What did Helen ask Anne about the ocean?
(a) Who put salt in the water?
(b) Why is it so strong?
(c) How big is it?
(d) What animals live in it?

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Helen doing when Anne tapped her forehead and spelled think?

2. Why did Sullivan take Helen outside?

3. What did Helen need to learn how to recognize and communicate?

4. Who cared for the canary?

5. At whose home did Helen and Anne stay?

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