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The Miracle Worker Act 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Annie want from Helen?

a)

Obedience

b)

Help

c)

Respect

d)

Hugs

2.
After several hours of struggle in the breakfast room, Annie reported the room was a mess but Helen had
a)
set the table
b)
washed the dishes
c)
poured the tea
d)
folded her napkin
3.
Annie woke Percy up because she
a)
wanted him to learn to spell Helen
b)
needed him to fetch Captain Keller
c)
wanted to spell with him to make Helen jealous
d)
knew that he was the only one who could control Helen
4.

Anne realizes that she cannot teach Helen language until Helen learns

a)

the alphabet

b)

to write

c)

discipline

d)

to speak

5.

What is the central conflict of the play in act two?

a)

Annie vs. Helen

b)

James vs. Kate

c)

Keller vs. Kate

d)

Annie vs. self

6.

Which of the following is an example of Kate's determination to help her daughter

a)

Kate begins spelling everything to Helen

b)

Kate wants to learn the letters that Anne is teaching Helen

c)

Kate releases Anne of her duties

d)

None of the above

7.

Annie's strongest motivation for helping Helen is

a)

the fact that other teachers helped her

b)

her belief that Helen wants to learn

c)

her desire to prove that she is a good teacher

d)

her need to show the Kellers' that she is right and they are wrong

8.

According to Annie, a complication that slows Helen's progress is

a)

her blindness

b)

her temper

c)

her deafness

d)

her family's pity

9.

The Keller's allow Annie and Helen to live alone for two weeks because they

a)

want peace and quiet

b)

trust that Annie will be able to teach her without their interference

c)

want to give Annie another chance to avoid sending Helen to an institution

d)

do not want Annie living in their house

10.

Flashbacks are used to suggest Annie's inner conflict. That conflict deals with

a)

uncertainty about whether she can work with Helen

b)

disloyalty to the Perkins Institute for the Blind

c)

anger toward God for her hardships

d)

remorse or guilt about failing to save her brother

11.

How has Kate Keller, a dynamic character, changed by the end of Act Two?

a)

she wants Helen to have anything she wants

b)

she decides to fire Annie

c)

she gives up on the idea of disciplining Helen

d)

she understands that spoiling and pitying Helen will not help her

12.

Annie was worried about disciplining Helen without breaking her

a)

spirit

b)

will power

c)

soul

d)

dinner plates

13.

What common expression does Kate use after Annie asks why Helen received candy for jabbing her?

a)

She's twisting my arm.

b)

We catch our flies with honey.

c)

We try to butter her up.

d)

You can't judge a book by its cover.

14.

Which of the following will stage directions NOT tell you?

a)

what a character is doing

b)

how a character is feeling

c)

what a character is saying

d)

how a character is speaking

15.

What change in living arrangement does Annie recommend?

a)

Perkins Institute

b)

Italy

c)

servants quarters

d)

garden house