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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Helen's temperament served her well to help her overcome obstacles?
(a) Her persistence.
(b) Her pleasing nature.
(c) Her instant anger.
(d) Her self-absorbed nature.

2. What abstract term did it take a very long time for Helen to understand?
(a) Concentrate.
(b) Think.
(c) Love.
(d) Solve.

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

4. What did Helen compare the trip she took to?
(a) A great adventure.
(b) A bible story.
(c) A fairy tale.
(d) An unveiling.

5. What does Helen indicate Sullivan's arrival freed her from?
(a) Tolerance.
(b) Silence.
(c) Bondage.
(d) Frustration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people supported Helen through her traumatic event?

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

3. In what way was Helen becoming a danger to herself and others?

4. What was Helen given permission to do at the World's Fair?

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

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