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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. How did Helen's family become acquainted with the Perkins Institute?
(a) Through Dr. Bell.
(b) Through Anne Sullivan.
(c) Through the eye doctor in Baltimore.
(d) Through Helen's mother's reading.

2. What did Helen's learning feel like to her?
(a) Formal.
(b) Work.
(c) Play.
(d) Being freed.

3. Why wasn't Mildred hurt?
(a) Her mother was there to catch her.
(b) Mildred was able to defend herself.
(c) Helen regretted her actions soon enough.
(d) The cook pulled Helen away from Mildred.

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

5. What was Helen doing when Anne tapped her forehead and spelled think?
(a) Wasting time.
(b) Playing with her dolls.
(c) Sitting on her mother's lap.
(d) Concentrating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Helen have any fits of temper while she was with her parents on the trip to see the eye doctor?

2. What abstract term did it take a very long time for Helen to understand?

3. What did Helen consider to be one of her favorite childhood pastimes?

4. What season is it when Helen and her family travel for their vacation?

5. Where is Fern Quarry located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Helen's father and mother and what information does she share about them?

2. What did Anne reason about the way normal children's language skills develop and how did she apply that to Helen?

3. How did Helen feel about Shakespeare and how did her feelings change from the time she was a child to an young adult?

4. What did Anne Sullivan begin to do as soon as she arrived at Helen's home?

5. How did Helen feel about many of her professors' methods for teaching the great works of literature?

6. What animal did Helen find on the beach and what did she do with it?

7. What were some of the activities that Martha and Helen would do together?

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

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

10. What were two of the chores that Helen was able to do for her mother?

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