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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Helen finally enter Radcliffe?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1905.

2. Which professor does Helen praise for not obscuring the great works?
(a) English literature professor.
(b) German professor.
(c) Latin professor.
(d) Shakespeare professor.

3. Why did Helen and Anne decide she should attend the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf?
(a) It was the only school that would accept Helen.
(b) It was best for continuing her speech and lip-reading skills.
(c) It was a school that would allow Anne to attend as her interpreter.
(d) It was close to her home.

4. How does her lack of sight and hearing sometimes make Helen feel?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Resigned.
(c) Alone.
(d) Gifted.

5. What year did Helen take the exams to enter Radcliffe College?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1891.

6. What lead to a sort of awakening for Helen?
(a) Her visits to the poor.
(b) Her visits with young children.
(c) Her isolated walks.
(d) Her visits with actors and actresses.

7. How did Helen feel about cold winters?
(a) She despised them.
(b) She enjoyed them.
(c) She tolerated them.
(d) She disliked them.

8. Which of the following subjects was not one Helen studied during her time in New York?
(a) Geography.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) German.

9. What motivated Helen to want to speak clearly and articulately?
(a) So that she could learn more information faster.
(b) So that she could communicate with those that could not fingerspell.
(c) So Mildred could understand her.
(d) So that she could give speeches.

10. Which of the following people supported Helen through her traumatic event?
(a) Margaret Canby.
(b) Dr. Bell.
(c) Mr. Anagnos.
(d) Mark Twain.

11. Which of the following subjects was not one described by Helen as one she had an interest in?
(a) German
(b) History.
(c) French literature.
(d) Geography.

12. What outrages Helen as she visits the poor?
(a) The locations of their homes.
(b) The effort they put forth.
(c) The conditions that they live in.
(d) The opportunities they have.

13. How old was Helen when she experienced snow for the first time?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

14. What gives Helen fond memories of her time in New York?
(a) That Anne was with her the whole time.
(b) Her love of languages and geography.
(c) Her newly found lip-reading skills.
(d) The progress she made with her speech skills.

15. What method did Anne use in teaching Helen?
(a) Following her interests.
(b) A prescribed curriculum.
(c) The same as that her siblings followed.
(d) Beginning with language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Helen's favorite sport?

2. What about the American Falls at Niagara made a big impression on Helen?

3. What subject did Mr. Gilman, the principal, take over instructing Helen in?

4. What did Helen indicate she missed the most during her time in college?

5. How does Helen describe the Bible?

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