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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years did Helen live in isolation?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. How did Helen's family become acquainted with the Perkins Institute?
(a) Through Anne Sullivan.
(b) Through the eye doctor in Baltimore.
(c) Through Helen's mother's reading.
(d) Through Dr. Bell.

3. What subject did Helen learn about on the walks she and Anne took?
(a) Math.
(b) Geography.
(c) Science.
(d) Social Studies.

4. How did Helen view nature?
(a) As a miracle.
(b) As a waste of her time.
(c) As something she cannot understand.
(d) As a constant lesson.

5. In what area did Helen have a lot of catching up to do?
(a) Learning.
(b) Math.
(c) Language.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Helen visit in May of 1888?

2. Learning these finger spellings could be said to be what for Helen?

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

4. How did Helen spend the rest of her summer?

5. In what month did Anne Sullivan arrive at Ivy Green to work with Helen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disappointed Helen about her time at the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf?

2. What were some of the activities that Martha and Helen would do together?

3. What caused Helen great pain at first at the Perkins Institute and then what changed her mind?

4. How did Helen feel about Shakespeare and how did her feelings change from the time she was a child to an young adult?

5. What was a first for Helen when she attended Cambridge School for Young Ladies?

6. What animal did Helen find on the beach and what did she do with it?

7. How did Helen practice her math skills and what would she always do during math class?

8. How did Helen feel about other writers?

9. How does Helen describe her feelings about her tree friends?

10. Why did Helen become restless and frustrated?

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