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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Helen's favorite sport?
(a) Tobogganing.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Sledding.
(d) Ice Skating.

2. What does Helen enjoy at museums and art stores?
(a) Touching the paintings.
(b) Feeling the sculptures.
(c) Other people's descriptions.
(d) The atmosphere.

3. In what year did Helen finally enter Radcliffe?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1900.

4. Why did Helen and Anne decide she should attend the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf?
(a) It was close to her home.
(b) It was a school that would allow Anne to attend as her interpreter.
(c) It was the only school that would accept Helen.
(d) It was best for continuing her speech and lip-reading skills.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Helen when she was able to fingerspell, read raised print, read Braille and speak English?

2. What does Helen acquaint beauty and music with?

3. When Helen took the exams to enter Radcliffe College what subjects did she earn honors in?

4. Which of the following terms best describes how Helen attacked learning Latin?

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

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