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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which subject did Helen never learn to like or excel at?
(a) Math.
(b) Geography.
(c) German.
(d) French.

2. What did Helen want to learn in the spring of 1890?
(a) How to read.
(b) How to speak.
(c) How to ride a horse.
(d) How to write.

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

4. Where did Helen spend this season?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) Work.
(d) Home.

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

6. What season was it during chapter twelve?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

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

8. What was Helen accused of doing?
(a) Lying.
(b) Plagiarizing.
(c) Hurting another.
(d) Stealing.

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

10. Which of the following questions is not answered in chapter twelve?
(a) What was Helen's favorite winter sport?
(b) How old was Helen during this time period?
(c) Why did Helen spend her winters in the north?
(d) Where Helen went during the winter?

11. What does Helen acquaint beauty and music with?
(a) Goodness and love.
(b) Unattainable things.
(c) Surprise and power.
(d) Emotions and depth.

12. How did Helen learn to talk?
(a) She held her hand on Fuller's throat and felt the vibrations.
(b) She made noises and the teacher corrected her mouth and tongue positions with her hands.
(c) She felt the positions of Fuller's tongue and lips as she made sounds.
(d) She read the words while the teacher fingerspelled how to make the words.

13. What did Helen have to wait for before she could do her algebra, geometry and physics?
(a) Her mother to bring up materials.
(b) To buy a braillewriter.
(c) To finish her other courses.
(d) Anne to get better.

14. On what did Mr. Gilman base his assumptions?
(a) His personal observations.
(b) Helen's behavior.
(c) Talking with Helen.
(d) Reports from other teachers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Helen when she had her first public controversy?

2. Why doesn't Helen take notes during classes?

3. How do the conflicts of the world seem to Helen when she is outdoors?

4. What was the one exhibit that Helen could not explore?

5. How many adults worked with Mr. Agnagnos to question Helen?

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