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1.What does Helen Keller say was the most important day of her life?
the day when her teacher first came to her
her second birthday
the day she first learned to communicate
the day her teacher left



2.What word did Helen Keller first learn to spell?
water
tree
doll
sit



3.What did Helen Keller feel for the first time when she saw the doll that she had destroyed?
repentance and sorrow
a sweet joy
anger and frustration
loneliness



4.What was the first abstract idea that Helen Keller learned?
what it is to love
what "joy" is
what it is to wonder
what it is to think



5.What is a "stimulus"?
a tool to enable blind people to write
something that causes an action or effort
a good idea
a hairbrush



6.What was Annie Sullivan's first question when she came to the Keller's home?
"May I have a glass of water?"
"Where is Helen?"
"Where are your grandchildren?"
"How far is it to town?"



7.What did Helen think that she would find in Annie Sullivan's bag?
candy
tissues
a key
a lucky stone



8.According to Annie Sullivan's first letter, what did Helen rarely do?
cry
brush her hair
play with her brother
smile



9.According to Annie Sullivan, what was the "second great step" in Helen's education?
learning the difference between "mug" and "milk"
learning that everything has a name and that the manual alphabet is important to her education
learning to nod her head when she wants something
learning to pay attention when Annie spelled words into her hand



10.The morning after Helen learned the word "water" she got up "like a radiant ______."
sun
bumblebee
fairy
child of happiness

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