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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who else in Helen's family seemed to be verbally gifted?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her half-brothers.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

2. What astounded Helen when she woke up Christmas morning?
(a) She had a gift from Anne.
(b) She has presents herself.
(c) She found presents everywhere.
(d) She was the first person awake.

3. Which of the following is an example of a word game that Anne invented and played with Helen?
(a) What time is it?
(b) Where's your nose?
(c) When did that happen?
(d) How high is that?

4. Why did Helen's family tend to let her have her own way whenever possible?
(a) Because she couldn't see or hear.
(b) Because they didn't know what else to do.
(c) Because of her rages.
(d) Because she was the youngest child.

5. What did Helen consider to be one of her favorite childhood pastimes?
(a) Working with Anne.
(b) Climbing trees.
(c) Eating outside.
(d) Feeling storms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the eye doctor recommend that Helen's parents contact?

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

3. How did Helen view nature?

4. Why weren't many people near where Helen lived aware of resources for the blind and deaf?

5. Helen's account of learning to make the connection between the spellings and objects is a snapshot of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disappointed Helen about her time at the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf?

2. Why did Anne take Helen outside when she went into a rage and broke her new doll?

3. What position did Helen hold in the family and how was she treated?

4. What bothered Helen and her new doll and what did she do about it?

5. What were the big events that Helen was able to participate in during 1893?

6. In her final chapter, who does Helen have unkind words for?

7. How does Helen describe her feelings about her tree friends?

8. What happened as a result of Helen's inability to express herself?

9. What was Helen doing when Anne taught her the concept of what it meant to think?

10. How did Helen feel about her Latin lessons?

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