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WorksheetsThe Miracle Worker - Act 1 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
What is the setting in The Miracle Worker? (p. xiii)
Massachussetts
Alabama
Pennsylvania
What does Kate realize at the beginning of Act 1? (p. 3)
Helen has an irregular heartbeat
Helen has cancer
Helen cannot see or hear
What do Kate and Aunt Ev want Captain Keller to do? (p. 11)
Put Helen in an institution
Write to Dr. Chisholm
Let Martha be Helen’s companion
Specifically, what disease did Annie have? (p. 12)
Trachoma
Glaucoma
Scarlet Fever
Anagnos tells Annie, “Nobody expects you to work _________________.”
(p. 14)
for them forever
miracles
on Sundays
Annie experiences flashbacks when she says goodbye to the children of the Perkins Institute. As she reaches for her suitcase, she recalls the trauma from being sent to an asylum at age nine where she ____________________. (p. 17)
helped teach her brother Jimmie how to walk after he broke his leg.
persuaded the man in charge to allow Jimmie to live in the children’s ward with other young boys and girls since he is only seven years old.
promised her younger brother Jimmie that she would take care of him forever and ever.
How would you describe James’ attitude towards Annie when he greets her?
(make an inference using p. 22)
He doesn't like her.
He greets her warmly and cooly.
He thinks she's attractive.
What, at first, surprises Kate about Annie? (p. 27 - 28)
Her age
Her appearance
Both
What are some advantages that Annie says she has over other teachers? (p. 24)
She is young.
She knows what it's like to be blind.
She is well-familiarized with the work of Dr. Howe.
All of the above.
How does Captain Keller initially feel about Annie and her chances of teaching Helen? (make an inference using p. 25 - 28)
He is excited about her being there.
He isn't sure what to think or feel about her.
He wants to fire her because he feels she's incompetent.
What is the first word that Annie teaches Helen to spell? (p. 29 - 30)
Doll
Dog
Cake
When was Helen Keller born? (Google it!)
1865
1880
1900
How old was Helen when she went deaf and blind? (Google it!)
6 months old
13 months old
19 months old
How old was Annie when she went to live with the Kellers? (p. 24)
20
21
30
What is the first thing Annie plans to teach Helen? (p. 24)
Manners
Language
Music
