The Miracle Worker (Quick Check)

Annie’s main goal with Helen is to teach her:

• manners
• language
• cooking
• Braille

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Helen Keller was born blind and deaf.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Who was Anne Sullivan?

• Helen's mother

• Helen's sister

• Helen's housekeeper

• Helen's teacher

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Who is Kate?

• Helen's Teacher

• Helen's Mother

• Helen's Aunt

• Helen's Maid

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Why does James get so frustrated with his father and stepmother?

• They do not allow him to leave Alabama for work.

• They do not want to put Helen in an asylum.

• They put Helen in an asylum against his wishes.

• They allow Helen to do as she wishes without consequences.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Why is Mr. Keller not convinced that Annie can help Helen when she first arrives?

• He learns that she was blind and not a teacher but a student at the institute.

• He learns that she is deaf.

• He learns that she got kicked out of the institute she worked at.

• He doesn't think she is smart enough.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

Annie experiences flashbacks when she says goodbye to the children of the Perkins Institute. As she reaches for her suitcase, she recalls the trauma from being sent to an asylum at age nine where she ____________________. (p. 17)

• helped teach her brother Jimmie how to walk after he broke his leg.

• persuaded the man in charge to allow Jimmie to live in the children’s  ward with other young boys and girls since he is only seven years old.

• promised her younger brother Jimmie that she would take care of him forever and ever.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

What is the setting in The Miracle Worker? (p. xiii)

• Massachussetts

• Alabama

• Pennsylvania

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

After several hours of struggle in the breakfast room, Annie reported the room was a mess but Helen had

• set the table
• washed the dishes
• poured the tea
• folded her napkin

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Annie’s main goal with Helen is to teach her:

• manners
• language
• cooking
• Braille

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.4.3