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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Helen consider to be one of her favorite childhood pastimes?
(a) Feeling storms.
(b) Climbing trees.
(c) Working with Anne.
(d) Eating outside.

2. In what way was Helen becoming a danger to herself and others?
(a) She showed more jealousy against every single person she encountered.
(b) She refused to participate in family activities.
(c) Her energy level was waning and she was unable to sustain herself.
(d) Her need for stimulation exceeded her parent's ability to train her.

3. Where did Helen's parents take her to see a famous eye doctor?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) New York.

4. In what year was Helen born?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1880.

5. What abstract term did it take a very long time for Helen to understand?
(a) Solve.
(b) Think.
(c) Love.
(d) Concentrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Helen and Anne spend he rest of the day after Helen made the connection between the finger spelling and objects?

2. What about Helen's temperament served her well to help her overcome obstacles?

3. In what year did Anne Sullivan come to teach Helen?

4. How did Helen feel as her vocabulary increased?

5. How did Anne Sullivan believe that normal children learned language?

(see the answer key)

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