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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would Helen sit to be splashed by the waves?
(a) On a large rock.
(b) Where the waves broke in the water.
(c) On the sand.
(d) In a beach chair.

2. What subject was Helen able to learn about while on her trip?
(a) Geography.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) History.

3. Why didn't Helen have any fits of temper while she was with her parents on the trip to see the eye doctor?
(a) Her parents gave her some medication to keep her calm.
(b) She was terrified of leaving her home and seeing the doctor.
(c) Her mother and father gave into all of her desires and whims.
(d) There were so many things to keep her mind and fingers busy.

4. What did Helen begin to learn as soon as she could fingerspell some words?
(a) To communicate with others.
(b) To read.
(c) To use manners.
(d) To start conversations.

5. Which genre best describes this novel?
(a) Autobiography.
(b) Biography.
(c) Historical fiction.
(d) Non-fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Helen do to Mildred when she was in a rage?

2. Which of the following is not true about Helen?

3. What was Helen's favorite sport?

4. Which of the following is an example of a word game that Anne invented and played with Helen?

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

(see the answer key)

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