Helen Keller End of Book Review

Helen became deaf and blind because of _________.

• a fever.

• a hit on the head

• an accident

How did Helen's mother know she was deaf?

• She looked into her eyes.

• Helen didn't come when the dinner bell rang.

• She wasn't deaf.

• She waved her hand in front of Helen's face.

Mrs. Keller knew that Helen was deaf when she didn't respond to _______.

• a clap of thunder during a storm

• the loud bell ringing in the back yard

• a train whistle as they waited by the road

• the dog barking when a stranger arrived

What sign meant Helen wanted her father?

• She rubbed an imaginary beard on her chin.

• She acted as if she were pulling on boots.

• She flexed her arm showing her muscles.

• She pretended to put on a pair of glasses.

What item from Annie's open suitcase did Annie first spell for Helen?

• a brush

• a doll

• a ball

• a shoe

What food did Helen try to take from Annie's plate?

• a biscuit

• corn on the cob

• sausage

• a strawberry

To what "last chance" did Mrs. Keller finally agree?

• Annie and Helen going to a special school in Europe

• Annie taking Helen to the little garden house

• taking Helen to a specialist in Boston

• trying a new surgery to restore Helen's hearing

When Helen went to the circus in Tuscumbia, the animals ________.

• began to howl, roar and bellow

• frightened her so badly that she had to leave

• were especially gentle with her

• seemed to be afraid of her

What role did Miss Sarah Fuller play in Helen's life?

• She taught Helen to read Braille books.

• She agreed to read to Helen when Teacher's eyes went weak.

• She arranged meetings between Helen and other blind girls.

• She began to teach Helen how to speak with her mouth.

Helen was the best educated deaf-blind person when she graduated from ________.

• Duke

• Harvard

• Brown

• Radcliffe