WorksheetsThe Miracle Worker
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Who is the "miracle worker" in the play?
Helen
Annie
Kate
James
When Annie takes Helen outside to refill the water pitcher, why does James prevent Captain Keller from interfering?
Keller might harm Annie
Aunt Ev is already chasing after Annie.
Kate has asked James to stop Keller.
James realizes that Annie cannot teach Helen as long as his parents interfere.
What does Annie write is her biggest problem in teaching Helen?
Overcoming her own lack of training.
Disciplining Helen without breaking her spirit.
Counteracting Kate's influence
Conquering Helen's shyness
Annie’s main goal with Helen is to teach her:
manners
language
cooking
Braille
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
Who described Helen as "...half-mentally defective, she can't even keep herself clean. It's not pleasant to see her about all the time."
Aunt Ev
Keller
Viney
James
Keller is unimpressed with Annie at first due to her:
previous blindness
Yankee mindset
young age
all of the these answers
How and why did Helen's parents 'indulge' her?
Helen was deaf and blind and they pitied her and didn't know how to reach her.
Helen was too smart for her own good
They were rich and had lots of money
They didn't like James and wanted him to know it
She had a mind "like a mousetrap"
Percy
Helen
Kate
Annie Sullivan
Annie tells the Kellers that Helen’s greatest handicap is
When the family gives in to Helen’s tantrums out of pity
When Keller works at the newspaper instead of working at home
When Helen plays with Martha and Percy
Which of the following characters is the "boy's voice" that talks to Annie?
Jimmie, her dead brother
James Keller
Anagnos
Captain Keller
Annie woke Percy up because she
wanted him to learn to spell Helen
needed him to fetch Captain Keller
wanted to spell with him to make Helen jealous
knew that he was the only one who could control Helen
After two weeks alone with Helen, Annie asked for more time alone with the girl because...
Helen had not learned any finger spellings
Helen had not learned cleanliness
Helen still wouldn't allow Annie to touch her
Helen had not learned what a word means
When does Annie misjudge Helen?
Annie does not understand how much the doll means to Helen
Annie gets locked in her room because she overlooks how clever Helen is.
Annie fails to note that Helen is not old enough to comprehend language
Annie labels Helen a slow learner because Helen doesn't quickly understand finger-spelling.
Why does Annie want more time to work with Helen?
She wants Helen to learn two languages
She wants Helen to learn table manners.
She wants Helen to learn how to keep herself clean.
She wants Helen to connect the fingerspelled words to their meaning.
When the Kellers consider placing Helen in an asylum, Annie thinks
It’s the only logical solution because an undisciplined Helen is a danger to others.
The asylum was awful, but made Annie stronger. Helen is already strong enough.
They should listen to James’ ideas more often.
Keller reluctantly agrees to let Annie take Helen away for two weeks because
They are tired of caring for a child with special needs
Viney doesn’t like Helen and threatens to quit
Kate and Annie convinced him that there was hope.
What character trait did Annie and Helen share?
They were both stubborn.
They both had an older brother.
They both were educated.
They both had hearing problems.
What will Annie try to teach Helen first?
How to behave
How to communicate
How to eat at the table
Why does Annie not show up for dinner on time during her first day with the Kellers?
Annie became sick
Annie was not hungry
Helen has locked her in her bedroom.
Who is Captain Keller?
Captain of a ship
Helen's brother
Helen's father
Who wants to place Helen in an asylum?
Helen's brother, James
Helen's mother, Kate
Helen's father, Keller
In 'The Miracle Worker', what is the primary method Annie Sullivan uses to teach Helen Keller?
A) Sign language
B) Finger spelling
C) Braille
D) Oral speech
What is the main conflict in 'The Miracle Worker'?
A) Helen's struggle to learn language
B) Annie's struggle to adapt to Southern culture
C) Captain Keller's struggle to maintain authority
D) Kate's struggle to balance family duties
Which literary device is predominantly used in 'The Miracle Worker' to highlight Helen's breakthrough moment?
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Symbolism
D) Irony
