WorksheetsThe Miracle Worker Act 1 & 2
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who first discovered her daughter was blind and deaf?
a)
Kate
b)
Annie
c)
Helen
d)
Martha
2.
Who was pinned down and almost stabbed with scissors?
a)
Martha
b)
Percy
c)
Helen
d)
Annie
3.
Who had two buttons yanked from her dress?
a)
Aunt Ev
b)
Annie
c)
Kate
d)
Martha
4.
Who is the formerly blind Irish teacher?
a)
Annie
b)
Anagnos
c)
Percy
d)
Martha
5.
Who gave Annie a garnet ring?
a)
Anagnos
b)
Keller
c)
Kate
d)
the blind girls at the institute
6.
Who is Helen’s sarcastic half-brother?
a)
James
b)
Percy
c)
Anagnos
d)
Keller
7.
Who is the young male helper at the Keller estate and Martha's older brother?
a)
Percy
b)
James
c)
Jimmie
d)
Keller
8.
Who is spoiled and overprotected getting anything she wants?
a)
Helen
b)
Martha
c)
Kate
d)
Annie
9.
When Helen wants Aunt Ev’s doll to have eyes, we can infer that she:
a)
is very observant
b)
is not very smart
c)
does not like attention
d)
enjoys being different
10.
James wants Helen to be sent to an asylum because:
a)
Helen is too dangerous
b)
He does not like to look at her
c)
He is jealous of all the attention she receives
d)
He thinks she would like it
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
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
17.
How does Helen tell people apart?
a)
puts her hands in their mouth
b)
touches their face
c)
throws a tantrum
d)
by the treats they give her
18.
What does Helen want when she touches her cheek?
a)
James
b)
Viney
c)
Captain Keller
d)
Her mother, Kate
19.
What device is shown when Annie thinks back about her brother when they were separated at school?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Inference
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Flashback
20.
The major sections of a play
a)
Acts
b)
Scene
c)
Drama
d)
Script
21.
Acts divided into smaller sections...
a)
Scene
b)
Act
c)
Script
d)
Excerpt
22.
Why is Helen frustrated with the cloth doll?
a)
It doesn't have facial features
b)
It isn't pretty enough
c)
It can open and close its eyes
d)
Aunt Ev made it for her
23.
How does Captain Keller feel when he is around Helen?
a)
strict
b)
loving
c)
uncomfortable
24.
What is the purpose of Helen sticker her fingers in mouths?
a)
To annoy them.
b)
She is trying to learn to talk.
c)
She is trying to choke them.
25.
After the uproar in the dining room, Keller wants to tell Annie that
a)
She deserves a raise
b)
He’s sorry for doubting her
c)
She is fired
26.
Annie tells the Kellers that Helen’s greatest handicap is
a)
When the family gives in to Helen’s tantrums out of pity
b)
When Keller works at the newspaper instead of working at home
c)
When Helen plays with Martha and Percy
27.
Which character does Aunt Ev not trust because she is a "Yankee."
a)
Viney
b)
Kate
c)
Annie
28.
When the Kellers consider placing Helen in an asylum, Annie thinks
a)
It’s the only logical solution
b)
It’s a terrible idea because she knows what they’re like from personal experience.
c)
They should listen to James’ ideas more often
29.
Annie proposes that the family let her take Helen
a)
On a Summer House cruise to rest
b)
To College so the professors can study her
c)
To the Garden House so Helen has to rely on Annie for everything
30.
Keller reluctantly agrees to let Annie take Helen away for two weeks because
a)
They are tired of caring for a child with special needs
b)
Viney doesn’t like Helen and threatens to quit
c)
Kate wants him to and he also wants to hope
31.
Annie allows Helen’s parents to visit as long as
a)
Helen doesn’t know
b)
They give her a raise
c)
Percy goes to school
32.
Annie spells into Kate’s hand because
a)
Kate is deaf too
b)
She doesn’t want Keller to know what she’s saying
c)
She wants Kate to learn sign language
33.
The Kellers drive Helen around for two hours before they take her to Helen because
a)
They don’t want her to know where she’s going
b)
They get lost
c)
They are trying to find the perfect spot for a picnic
34.
Annie wakes Percy so that Helen will become curious about their game and
a)
Let Annie spell into her palm too
b)
Play tea party with her dolls
c)
Play hide n’ seek with Percy
35.
At the end of the scene, Annie picks up the doll and
a)
Throws it into the corner
b)
Gives it to Percy
c)
Sings “Hush Little Baby.”
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