The Story of My Life

When you are uncomprehending you__

• are aware of your feelings
• feel regretful
• do not understand
• are real and touchable

In this selection, events are told from the perspective of --

• a child learning about the world

• an adult looking back on her childhood

• an adult telling about the childhood of another person

• a child telling about an important person in her life

The description of the well-house and outside helps the reader --

• recognize the similarities and differences between the house and the inside.

• see why Helen Keller was upset

• understand Helen Keller's feelings towards being in the outdoors

• realize how unusual the weather was

What perspective is this story written in?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• 3rd person limited

Based on the selection, what was the main reason Helen claimed that her understanding of language came from the word "water"

• Water was so common and familiar to Helen that the word was easy to learn.

• Helen became so thirsty that she was forced to ask for water by name.

• The feel of the water helped Helen understand the concept of language.

• The lesson with the flowing water helped Helen remember that she knew the concept in the past.

In her autobiography, Keller says that the most important day of her life was the day she

• learned about wataer
• learned to spell mug
• met her new teacher
• smelled honeysuckle

The first word that Keller truly understood was

• doll
• water
• mother
• mug

What did Keller realize after understanding her first word?

• Her teacher was a miracle worker
• Her ship was out of the fog.
• She could imitate anything.
• Everyhing has a name.

Keller explains that Sullivan changed her life by 

• bringing Keller closer to her family
• giving Keller her first doll
• teaching Keller to read
• giving Keller hope

How does Keller describe her state before Sullivan arrived?

• She was eager to learn.
• She was weak and angry
• She felt sad but not hopeless.
• She was as lonely as a ship at sea.