The Story of My Life

Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten—a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. Based on the text, what can the reader infer about how Keller feels?

• Keller was unimpressed with learning

• Keller forgot most of what she had learned

• Keller was excited about discovery words

• Keller had to solves her problems by herself

This thought, if a wordless sensation may be called a thought, made me hop and skip with pleasure. Based on the author's word choice, what does she mean by "wordless sensation"?

• Keller is certain she is happy

• Keller is unsure why she is happy

• Keller doesn't know what words are

• Keller doesn't feell any emotion

"The little blind children at the Perkins Institution had sent [the doll] and Laura Bridgman had dressed it; but I did not know this until afterwards." This quote suggests that...

• The doll was a gift from the Perkins Institution to Helen Keller

• The doll given as a gift from the Perkins Institution to Helen Keller so that she could start her education

• The doll was sent from the Perkins Institution to Helen Keller for her to start her education.

Why is the episode at the well such a significant moment in Helen Keller's life?

• Helen Keller realizes that Laura Bridgman and the Perkins Institute gave her the doll

• Helen Keller, with the help of Anne Sullivan, realizes that words are connected to objects.

• Helen Keller finds true friendship with Anne Sullivan

• Helen Keller realizes that Anne Sullivan's signing on her hand is language and finally understands what w-a-t-e-r is.

How did Helen Keller's disabilities affect her before Anne Sullivan arrived? We can all agree that it affected her greatly, but what evidence from the text gives us the best answer?

• "...I stood on the porch, dumb, expectant" (40).

• "I did not know what my future held of marvel or surprise for me" (40).

• "I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding-line..." (40).

• "Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog..." (40).

What type (genre) of story is this book?

• realistic fiction

• autobiography

• biography

• poetry

Where was Helen born?

• Tuscon, Arizona

• Tioga, Louisiana

• Tuscumbia, Alabama

• Tinbucktu, Michigan

What was wrong with Helen after she became ill? (more than one choice)

• She couldn't crawl

• She couldn't hear (deaf)

• She couldn't see (blind)

• She couldn't walk

Who was Mrs. Sullivan?

• a nurse

• a person from her church

• a singer

• her Teacher

What did Helen do to her mother that made them think she needed to be educated?

• locked her in the bathroom

• locked her in the barn

• locked her in her room

• locked her in the pantry for 3 hours