"View From the Empire State Building"

As stated in "View From the Empire State Building," what is the main reason that Helen Keller is writing to Dr. Finley?

• to explain her eagerness about visiting the Empire State Building

• to describe her experience at the top of the Empire State Building

• to suggest that he takes his blind patients to the Empire State Building

• to prove that he was wrong in his opinion of the Empire State Building

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

In the letter, how does Hellen Keller present blindness?

• as challenge that makes people stronger

• as an experience that is deeply emotional

• as a condition that is poorly understood

• as a gift that allows for a deeper vision

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

How does Keller mostly experience the Empire State Building?

• She feels the wind against her face and hands.

• She focuses on her internal responses.

• She obtains help from her guides.

• She refers to a braille guidebook.

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

With which claim about the Empire State Building does Keller disagree?

• It is an elegant building that only the rich can truly enjoy.

• It is a site that represents an American image that no longer exists.

• It is a structure that illustrates American extravagance and indulgence.

• It is a grand place that tourists will often visit but never truly appreciate.

What does Keller believe the Empire State Building symbolizes? Choose two options.

• fortune and luxury

• skill and hard work

• cynicism and doubt

• noise and confusion

• poetry and spirituality

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the definition of unconquerable?

• not able to be defeated

• able to become victorious

• in danger of being conquered

• not capable of being a conqueror

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following words best expresses the meaning of indomitable in the following sentence?

The indomitable armed forces won the battle.

• unbeatable

• overcome

• defeated

• subdued

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If the leaders are described as dominating, which of the following must be true?

• They care about meeting the people's needs.

• They seek to profit personally from their power.

• They are controlling in their attitude and actions.

• They inspire the trust of those whom they govern

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

PART A

According to the details in "View From the Empire State Building," how does Keller most likely feel about the fact that there are sights that she missed by being blind?

• She believes that her vivid imagination more than makes up for her lack of sight.

• She is happy to have sighted friends who can describe what she cannot see herself.

• She wishes that she could see those sights but also maintain her unique perspective.

• She appreciates her keen sense of hearing that allows her to percieve without seeing.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

Part B

Which excerpt from the letter best supports Part A?

• After many days and many tribulations which are inseperable from existence here below, I sit down to the pleasure of writing to you and answering your delightful question....?

• I will concede that my guides saw a thousand things that escaped me...but I am not envious...It is easy for the mind to think in stars as in cobblestones.

• I was pleasantly surprisedto find the Empire State Building so poetical.

• The length of this letter is a sign of long thoughts that bring me happiness.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3