WorksheetsThe Miracle Worker Act 1 Quiz Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does James recommend his family do with Helen?
a)
Ask Annie Sullivan to come and help
b)
Take her to another doctor
c)
Send her to an asylum
d)
Nothing
2.
How do the children at the Perkins Institute feel about Annie Sullivan?
a)
They are all very fond of her
b)
Some like her, other do not
c)
They are happy to see her leave
d)
Annie did not work with any children at the Perkins Institute
3.
Which of the following characters is the "boy's voice" that talks to Annie?
a)
Jimmie, her dead brother
b)
James Keller
c)
Anagnos
d)
Captain Keller
4.
Which of the following of Annie's qualities DOES NOT surprise Kate Keller?
a)
Her youth
b)
The way she dressed
c)
Her inexperience
d)
Her half-blindness
5.
What does Mr. Anagnos mean when he says that Helen is "like a little safe, locked, that no one can open"?
a)
Helen frequently steals money from her family
b)
Helen is worth a lot of money
c)
Everything Helen wants to say or what she is thinking cannot be expressed
d)
She is mute because she chooses to be that way
6.
All of the following are NEGATIVE traits of Helen's EXCEPT:
a)
She gets frustrated easily
b)
She often throws tantrums
c)
She is very bright
d)
She is spoiled by her family
7.
Why won't Annie let Helen keep the doll she brought her?
a)
Helen must learn to spell "doll" first
b)
Helen is too rough with the doll
c)
Annie is keeping it from Helen to punish her
d)
Helen continuously hides the doll
8.
What conclusion does Captain Keller draw when Annie gets locked into her room?
a)
Helen behaves badly
b)
Annie will be unable to help Helen
c)
Annie has never been someone's house guest before
d)
He needs to change the locks on Annie's bedroom door
9.
All of the following are problems that Annie faces at the end of Act 1 EXCEPT:
a)
She knows it will be a major challenge teaching Helen
b)
Captain Keller believes she is inexperienced and not capable of helping Helen
c)
Kate is unsure of whether or not she can help Helen
d)
Her eyesight is getting worse
10.
Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word DEPRIVED: Deprived child, the least she can have are the little things she wants.
a)
A gradual increase in loudness
b)
Dried up, used up, old
c)
To take something away, to not have something
d)
Strikingly unusual or odd
11.
Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word DISARRAY: Annie was in disarray after her long two days of traveling to Tuscumbia.
a)
A lack of order, a mess
b)
Strikingly unusual or odd
c)
Disrespect, showing a lack of respect for others
d)
To seek as if feeling around with uncertainty
12.
Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word INCONVENIENCE: I'm sorry to inconvenience you this way Captain Keller.
a)
Imitate
b)
A climax; highest point
c)
A lack of order; a mess
d)
Cause trouble or difficulty
13.
What is the reason the playwright adds the flashbacks Annie has in the play?
a)
Annie really loved her brother Jimmie
b)
Annie was too young to protect Jimmie
c)
Jimmie's death is still bothering Annie 11 years later
d)
All of the above
14.
Annie underestimates Helen EXCEPT how?
a)
Helen can finger spell
b)
Helen is physically strong
c)
Helen is weak-minded and has no desire to learn
d)
Helen has a strong will to learn how to better communicate
15.
The KEY in Act 1 represents how Helen's thoughts and feelings are locked inside her, as well as the challenge Annie has to try and teach Helen. Which literary device does the playwright use when he writes about the key?
a)
Plot
b)
Theme
c)
Symbolism
d)
Figurative Language
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