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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Sullivan trying to teach Helen the difference between when Helen became extremely frustrated?
(a) Mug and water.
(b) Pump and flower.
(c) Doll and book.
(d) Knife and fork.

2. What was the first the first word Helen connected with the spelling?
(a) Mug.
(b) Water.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Pump.

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

4. What did Helen do to Mildred when she was in a rage?
(a) Pushed Mildred onto the floor.
(b) Pulled Mildred out of her mother's lap.
(c) Tipped over Mildred's cradle.
(d) Hid Mildred in a closet.

5. How did Helen spend the rest of her summer?
(a) Building her vocabulary.
(b) Playing and communicating with her family.
(c) Traveling with Anne.
(d) Visiting doctors and schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might nature seem to be more menacing to Helen?

2. How old was Helen when she became blind and deaf?

3. What did Helen learn to fear?

4. What did daily immersion in language allow Helen to do?

5. At what age did Helen say her first word?

(see the answer key)

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