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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following terms best describes how Helen attacked learning Latin?
(a) Systematically.
(b) With hesitation.
(c) Randomly.
(d) Intensely.

2. When Helen took the exams to enter Radcliffe College what subjects did she earn honors in?
(a) English and geography.
(b) German and science.
(c) Geography and science.
(d) German and English.

3. What was Helen given permission to do at the World's Fair?
(a) Touch the exhibits.
(b) Enter areas reserved for dignitaries.
(c) Visit things others could not visit.
(d) Go places women were not allowed with Dr. Bell.

4. How old was Helen when she had her first public controversy?
(a) 11.
(b) 18.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

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

6. How did Helen feel about the Bible when she was a child?
(a) It bored her.
(b) The brutality is too much for her.
(c) It was too simple for her.
(d) She loves the good she finds in it.

7. How did Helen respond to the controversy?
(a) She apologized and promised never to do it again.
(b) She stands behind the story being her own.
(c) She did not remember and did not do it on purpose.
(d) She had never heard that story before.

8. What was the only part of New York City that Helen actually liked?
(a) The shopping.
(b) The large amount of people.
(c) Central Park.
(d) The monuments.

9. What does Helen love to immerse herself in?
(a) Reading.
(b) Nature.
(c) Writing.
(d) Languages.

10. What was Helen's favorite sport?
(a) Tobogganing.
(b) Sledding.
(c) Ice Skating.
(d) Skiing.

11. What made math more difficult for Helen?
(a) The books were not ready for her.
(b) She refused to put forth the effort as she did not enjoy the subject.
(c) She did not understand math.
(d) Anne was not allowed to translate in the math classes.

12. How old was Helen when she was able to fingerspell, read raised print, read Braille and speak English?
(a) 18.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

13. Why doesn't Helen take notes during classes?
(a) She doesn't have a Braille typewriter.
(b) She cannot write.
(c) Her teacher's do not allow it.
(d) Her hands are busy listening.

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

15. How many adults worked with Mr. Agnagnos to question Helen?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sessions did Helen have to learn the elements of speech?

2. At what age did Helen begin her formal schooling?

3. Which of the people at Cambridge learned to fingerspell?

4. On what did Mr. Gilman base his assumptions?

5. Why might it not be surprising that Helen learned to like studying Latin?

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