SR 7th The Miracle Worker Test

In the first scene, Captain Keller and his wife, Kate, discover that their daughter is

• feverish

• seriously ill

• deaf and blind

• completely recovered

In the first scene, we learn that Helen puts her fingers into the mouths of other people. What is the most probable reason for this behavior?

• She wants to make them angry.

• She wants to see if they might have something to eat.

• She is trying to figure out how/why they are talking, and she wants to be a part of their world.

• She is trying to make sense of the vibrations when they talk.

Helen’s step-brother, James, shows defiance toward others. This is most likely because

• James is jealous of the attention that Helen receives from their parents and angry that the home revolves around Helen.

• James loves Helen and feels sorry for her, so he needs to stick up for her and protect her.

• James knows that his parents love Helen more than they love him, and he wants them to ignore Helen's behavior.

• James is ill due to a high fever, and he cannot control his outbursts and emotions.

Helen signals for her mother by

• crying.

• kissing.

• touching her own cheek.

• making the sign for the letter M.

Annie says that the most important skill to teach Helen is

• language.

• table manners.

• patience.

• knitting and crocheting.

Helen’s wild behavior is demonstrated in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• she kneels on Martha to hold her down, and grabs a pair of scissors.

• she pulls buttons off the dress her aunt is wearing.

• she runs away from home whenever she gets the opportunity.

• her incredibly rude table manners.

Through her actions of wanting eyes put on her doll, touching the mouths of other people, and dumping the baby from the crib to place her doll there, Helen shows that

• she has some understanding of the world and will likely be able to learn.

• she is not able to learn about the world.

• she understands that she hurts others, and does it on purpose.

• she wants to hurt the baby.

When Mr. Anagnos said, “She is like a little safe, locked, that no one can open. Perhaps there is a treasure inside,” he was talking to

• Dr. Chisholm, about Annie

• Annie, about Helen

• Captain Keller, about Annie

• Kate, about Helen

What was Mr. Anagnos saying about Annie in the following sentences? “You lack some--by some, I mean all--what, tact or talent to bend. To others.”

• Annie follows rules and listens well.

• Annie is stubborn and does things her way.

• Annie is smart and has succeeded at teaching the deaf and blind many times.

• Annie is tactful and chooses her words and actions carefully.

Annie decided to teach Helen in the garden house in order to

• work with her individually without being contradicted

• avoid a realistic setting

• improve on the garden and its features

• have time to read and write on her own