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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What subject did Helen learn about on the walks she and Anne took?
(a) Geography.
(b) Math.
(c) Social Studies.
(d) Science.

4. Who best understood Helen's first limited sign language?
(a) Her nurse.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) No one.

5. How old was Helen when she wrote this novel?
(a) 18.
(b) 45.
(c) 22.
(d) 38.

6. What was Sullivan trying to teach Helen the difference between when Helen became extremely frustrated?
(a) Knife and fork.
(b) Pump and flower.
(c) Doll and book.
(d) Mug and water.

7. Why was Helen's small vocabulary of signs not enough?
(a) Many people thought they were inappropriate.
(b) Enough people did not understand them.
(c) She could not use them fast enough.
(d) She grew and so did her need to express herself.

8. Which of the following best describes Helen's first nineteen months of life?
(a) Abnormal.
(b) Spoiled.
(c) Thriving.
(d) Troublesome.

9. What animal does Helen drag home?
(a) Conch.
(b) Horseshoe crab.
(c) Clam.
(d) Hermit crab.

10. What took Helen's sight and hearing?
(a) Accident.
(b) Seizure.
(c) Fever.
(d) Animal.

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

12. Helen's account of learning to make the connection between the spellings and objects is a snapshot of what?
(a) How fondly Helen looks on her teacher.
(b) How work pays off.
(c) The difference between student and teacher.
(d) How creative discoveries are made.

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

14. How did Helen view nature?
(a) As a constant lesson.
(b) As something she cannot understand.
(c) As a waste of her time.
(d) As a miracle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Helen describe this Christmas?

3. What did it take Helen a long time to be able to do?

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

5. In what year was Helen born?

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