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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can one tell that Helen enjoyed spelling out sentences with Anne?
(a) She wanted to show all of her family.
(b) She would smile while doing it.
(c) She would do it for hours.
(d) She did it even without Anne.

2. Where did Helen's parents take her to see a famous eye doctor?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) New York.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Baltimore.

3. Why did Helen's family tend to let her have her own way whenever possible?
(a) Because she couldn't see or hear.
(b) Because she was the youngest child.
(c) Because they didn't know what else to do.
(d) Because of her rages.

4. Which of the following could be considered the theme of chapter five?
(a) Hope.
(b) On-going learning.
(c) Mixed blessings.
(d) Child's innocence.

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

6. Which of the following literary terms did Anne use to help Helen with her learning about nature and life?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Onomatopoeia
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

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

8. How does Helen describe this Christmas?
(a) Her most exciting Christmas.
(b) Her best Christmas.
(c) Her first real Christmas.
(d) Her favorite Christmas.

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

10. What game did Helen think reading was like?
(a) Concentration.
(b) Crossword puzzles.
(c) Hide-and-seek.
(d) Ring around the Rosey.

11. What did Helen need to learn about the spellings Annie was completing in her hand?
(a) That the letters all went together.
(b) That they were the names of things.
(c) That it was one object.
(d) That she had to pay attention to Annie.

12. Where did Anne and Helen often take walks?
(a) To the fields with the animals.
(b) Into the town.
(c) By the Tennessee river.
(d) Far into the meadow.

13. At what age did Helen say her first word?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 6 months.

14. Which of the following best describes Helen's sense when she first makes the connection that the spellings are the names of things?
(a) Engaging.
(b) Miraculous.
(c) Temper-filled.
(d) Surprising.

15. Where was Helen waiting for Anne when a storm suddenly arose?
(a) By the pump.
(b) In a tree.
(c) In the house.
(d) Next to the well.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Helen view nature?

2. What causes Helen's feelings of pain for the other students to pass quickly?

3. What happened while Helen, Mildred and Anne were in the woods?

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

5. What did Helen consider to be one of her favorite childhood pastimes?

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