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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Helen's favorite Christmas present?
(a) A cat.
(b) A canary.
(c) A new book.
(d) A brand new doll.

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

3. What gives Helen fond memories of her time in New York?
(a) Her newly found lip-reading skills.
(b) That Anne was with her the whole time.
(c) Her love of languages and geography.
(d) The progress she made with her speech skills.

4. Learning these finger spellings could be said to be what for Helen?
(a) A period of great learning.
(b) A bridge to the world.
(c) A simple pattern of effort.
(d) The end to a long road.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen love to immerse herself in?

2. In what way was Helen gifted from the beginning of her life?

3. In what year was this novel first published?

4. Where was the Perkins Institute located?

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

(see the answer key)

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