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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Helen feel as her vocabulary increased?
(a) Resigned to always be an outsider.
(b) More a part of the world.
(c) Sad that she couldn't learn fast enough.
(d) As if she knew everything.

2. In what year was this novel first published?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1913.

3. Why weren't many people near where Helen lived aware of resources for the blind and deaf?
(a) There were no others in the town who were blind or deaf.
(b) No such schools existed within the state at this time.
(c) Those who were blind and/or deaf were not premitted to attend schools.
(d) The town was so far away from any school for the blind and deaf.

4. What was the first thing Sullivan begin to teach Helen?
(a) Games.
(b) Signing her name.
(c) Fingerspelling.
(d) How to eat.

5. What was Mildred's suggestion to Helen and Mildred?
(a) They follow a path of stones to get home.
(b) They follow a small stream to get home.
(c) They follow a railroad trestle to get home.
(d) They follow a squirrel to get home.

6. 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) Surprising.
(c) Miraculous.
(d) Temper-filled.

7. In what way was Helen becoming a danger to herself and others?
(a) She showed more jealousy against every single person she encountered.
(b) Her energy level was waning and she was unable to sustain herself.
(c) Her need for stimulation exceeded her parent's ability to train her.
(d) She refused to participate in family activities.

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

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

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

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

12. In what month did Anne Sullivan arrive at Ivy Green to work with Helen?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) May.

13. What did Helen name her canary?
(a) Little Tim.
(b) Little Annie.
(c) Baby.
(d) Winnie-the-Pooh.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Helen break when she was raging in trying to learn the difference between mug and water?

2. What did Helen, Mildred and Anne do when the train approached?

3. In what area did Helen have a lot of catching up to do?

4. Where did Helen and her family travel for their vacation?

5. What subject did Helen learn about on the walks she and Anne took?

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