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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the conflicts of the world seem to Helen when she is outdoors?
(a) Real.
(b) Burdensome.
(c) Oppressive.
(d) Temporary.

2. What did Helen's patrons in London and Philadelphia work to have done for Helen?
(a) Exams translated.
(b) Another interpreter besides Anne.
(c) Textbooks embossed in raised print.
(d) Girls her own age who learned fingerspelling.

3. What was the name of the original story?
(a) The Frosty Man.
(b) The Fairyland of Frost.
(c) The Frost King.
(d) The Frost Fairies.

4. Which professor does Helen praise for not obscuring the great works?
(a) English literature professor.
(b) German professor.
(c) Latin professor.
(d) Shakespeare professor.

5. How old was Helen when she had her first public controversy?
(a) 18.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

6. What was Helen given permission to do at the World's Fair?
(a) Touch the exhibits.
(b) Visit things others could not visit.
(c) Enter areas reserved for dignitaries.
(d) Go places women were not allowed with Dr. Bell.

7. How did Helen feel about cold winters?
(a) She despised them.
(b) She enjoyed them.
(c) She disliked them.
(d) She tolerated them.

8. How many adults worked with Mr. Agnagnos to question Helen?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

9. Who did Helen go to the World's Fair with?
(a) Dr. Bell and Sarah Fuller.
(b) Anne and Mildred.
(c) Anne and Dr. Bell.
(d) Her mother and father.

10. Why might it not be surprising that Helen learned to like studying Latin?
(a) She always achieved her goals.
(b) She had Anne to ensure her success.
(c) She enjoyed learning greatly.
(d) She had a gift for various languages.

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

12. Which of the following subjects was not one described by Helen as one she had an interest in?
(a) Geography.
(b) History.
(c) German
(d) French literature.

13. Why doesn't Helen take notes during classes?
(a) Her teacher's do not allow it.
(b) She cannot write.
(c) She doesn't have a Braille typewriter.
(d) Her hands are busy listening.

14. What gives Helen fond memories of her time in New York?
(a) The progress she made with her speech skills.
(b) That Anne was with her the whole time.
(c) Her newly found lip-reading skills.
(d) Her love of languages and geography.

15. What did Anne do to help Helen get over her writer's block?
(a) Had her write a poem.
(b) Had her write a letter of apology
(c) Told her to write the story of her life.
(d) Had her write in a personal journal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Helen enjoy at museums and art stores?

3. Which subject did Helen never learn to like or excel at?

4. What about the American Falls at Niagara made a big impression on Helen?

5. What is Helen's favorite pastime when she is not reading?

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