Great Minds: Helen Keller

How did Helen Keller become blind and deaf?

• a. She was born blind and deaf.

• b. She was in a terrible horseback riding accident.

• c. She became blind and deaf later in life due to old age.

• d. She contracted a serious illness as a child

Why did Helen Keller become angry and upset when she was a child?

• a. Keller was used to getting her way, and she had tantrums when she didn't get her way.

• b. Keller was frustrated that she couldn't communicate with her family and friends.

• c. Keller was treated unkindly by her brothers and sisters because of her disabilities.

• d. Keller experienced a lot of physical pain from her disabilities.

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Which of the following statements about Helen Keller is not correct?

• a. Hellen Keller learned how to read Braille, use a typewriter, and even speak.

• b. Hellen Keller lived a very isolated life, surrounded only by family and couple friends.

• c. Helen Keller lived until the age of eighty-seven years old.

• d. Helen Keller became an author and a political and social activist.