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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about the American Falls at Niagara made a big impression on Helen?
(a) Their size.
(b) Their ability to spray water far.
(c) Their history.
(d) Their power.

2. How many sessions did Helen have to learn the elements of speech?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 28.
(d) 30.

3. What types of books did Helen dislike reading?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Fables where animals are made to act or talk like people.
(c) Greek mythology.
(d) Poetry, particularly romantic poets.

4. At what age did Helen begin her formal schooling?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

5. Who was Ragnhild Kaata?
(a) A deaf girl who learned to talk.
(b) A teacher who could help her learn to talk.
(c) Principal of the Horace Mann School for the Deaf.
(d) A deaf and blind girl who learned to talk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mr. Gilman want Anne and Helen to do?

2. What was Helen accused of doing?

3. What did Helen's patrons in London and Philadelphia work to have done for Helen?

4. How old was Helen when she experienced snow for the first time?

5. Why were the algebra and geometry sections of Helen's final exams difficult for Helen?

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