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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Helen allowed to do for the first time with the Tuscumbia school children?
(a) Hang stockings.
(b) Sing Christmas carols.
(c) Decorate the tree.
(d) Give the children their gifts.

2. How did Helen first begin to show she could read the words presented to her by Anne?
(a) She would fingerspell the object Anne gave her.
(b) She would give the appropriate card to Anne.
(c) She would go and find the object on the card.
(d) She would attach the correct word to the object.

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

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

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

6. Where did most of Helen's reading and studying take place?
(a) Dining room.
(b) Bedroom.
(c) School.
(d) Outside.

7. Which of the following is not true about Helen?
(a) She was jealous of her little sister.
(b) She hated helping in the kitchen.
(c) She felt loved by her parents.
(d) She had a few chores she had to do.

8. In what year did Anne Sullivan come to teach Helen?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1887.

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

10. After the storm, what was it a long time before Helen did again?
(a) Went outside.
(b) Climbed a tree.
(c) Ate with her teacher.
(d) Felt a storm.

11. Why might nature seem to be more menacing to Helen?
(a) Because she was unable to communicate well.
(b) Because she didn't understand its laws.
(c) Because it was an ongoing paradox.
(d) Because she did not have all of her senses.

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

13. In what way did Helen show a normal child's natural fascination?
(a) She wanted to explore and learn about the miracles around her.
(b) She wanted to do things herself.
(c) She wanted to figure out things on her own without her teacher's help.
(d) She wanted to have her questions answered right away.

14. What season is it when Helen and her family travel for their vacation?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

15. Where did Helen and Anne vacation after leaving Boston?
(a) Maine.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Cape Cod.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen indicate Sullivan's arrival freed her from?

2. What did Anne use the manual alphabet to help Helen learn?

3. What was Sullivan trying to teach Helen the difference between when Helen became extremely frustrated?

4. What did Helen indicate she did not know about Pilgrims at the time?

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

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