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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Helen born?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1875.

2. What did it take Helen a long time to be able to do?
(a) Participate in conversations.
(b) Think critically.
(c) Understand language.
(d) Initiate conversation.

3. What did Helen's learning feel like to her?
(a) Being freed.
(b) Formal.
(c) Work.
(d) Play.

4. In what state was Helen born?
(a) Maine.
(b) Alabama.
(c) New York.
(d) Illinois.

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

6. Why wasn't Mildred hurt?
(a) Helen regretted her actions soon enough.
(b) Her mother was there to catch her.
(c) Mildred was able to defend herself.
(d) The cook pulled Helen away from Mildred.

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

8. What was the first the first word Helen connected with the spelling?
(a) Water.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Pump.
(d) Mug.

9. In what way does Helen see herself as fortunate in terms of her family?
(a) Her family did not abadon her when she became ill.
(b) Her mother gave up work to take care of Helen.
(c) Her father died in the war trying to protecte Helen.
(d) Her parents had good connections and kept reading.

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

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

12. How did Helen spend the rest of her summer?
(a) Visiting doctors and schools.
(b) Traveling with Anne.
(c) Playing and communicating with her family.
(d) Building her vocabulary.

13. Who did the eye doctor recommend that Helen's parents contact?
(a) Ivy Green.
(b) Miss Anne Sullivan.
(c) Sarah Fuller.
(d) Dr. Alexander Graham Bell.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What character does Helen indicate she was very jealous of?

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

3. How did Anne speak to Helen constantly?

4. Where was Helen waiting for Anne when a storm suddenly arose?

5. What season is it when Helen and her family travel for their vacation?

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