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

2. How did Helen feel as her vocabulary increased?
(a) More a part of the world.
(b) Resigned to always be an outsider.
(c) As if she knew everything.
(d) Sad that she couldn't learn fast enough.

3. Who cared for the canary?
(a) Anne.
(b) Martha.
(c) Helen's mother.
(d) Helen.

4. At what age did Helen say her first word?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

5. Where did most of Helen's reading and studying take place?
(a) Outside.
(b) School.
(c) Dining room.
(d) Bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Helen doing when Anne tapped her forehead and spelled think?

2. What did Anne go to get while Helen was waiting for her to return?

3. How did Anne speak to Helen constantly?

4. Which of the following best describes Helen's relationship with Martha as they played together?

5. Why was Helen's small vocabulary of signs not enough?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the things Helen enjoyed doing outside when she wasn't reading?

2. What happened nine months after Anne Sullivan arrived at Helen's home?

3. What happened during the rest of the summer as Helen's vocabulary grew?

4. What happened when Helen wrote her very first story?

5. What is The Story of My Life and when was it written?

6. When Helen's parents took her to Baltimore, how did Helen feel about the trip?

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

8. What happened to Helen the first time she was in the ocean?

9. How did Helen feel about Anne's attempts to teach her the manual alphabet?

10. How did Helen's friends react to her desire to learn to speak and why did they react this way?

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