The Story of My Life Quizzes

The Story of My Life Quiz 1

1 What year was Helen Keller born?
1893

1904

1880

1972
2 In which U.S. state was Helen Keller born?
Massachusetts

New York

Alaska

Alabama
3 In which town was Helen Keller born?
Montgomery

Charleston

Tuscumbia

Boston
4 How old was Helen when she wrote this autobiography?
17

21

29

54
5 How did Helen become blind and deaf?
an illness

she was born that way

no one knows

an injury
6 Who was Helen's closest friend as a young child?
Mabel Williams

Martha Washington

Madison Montgomery

Mildred Westminster
7 What was Helen's dog's name?
Bailey

Rascal

Rover

Belle
8 Helen's father was a...
lawyer

physician

railroad conductor

newspaper editor
9 Who was Helen's younger sister?
Martha

Mabel

Madison

Mildred
10 Helen's favorite doll was named...
Nancy

Polly

Wendy

Natalie
11 Which celebrated inventor was a close friend of Helen's?
Benjamin Franklin

Leonardo da Vinci

Alexander Graham Bell

Charles Babbage
12 At which institution does Dr. Anagnos work?
the Cambridge School for Young Ladies

the Perkins Institute

the Tuscumbia Institute

the Horace Mann School
13 Miss Sullivan's first name is...
Amy

Abigail

Anne

Alice
14 In which year did Miss Sullivan come to Helen?
1891

1889

1887

1899
15 In which month did she come?
May

March

December

August
16 Helen's very first lesson was with what object?
a book

a pillow

a chair

a doll
17 Helen finally understood what she was learning when Miss Sullivan taught her which word?
river

water

tree

fire
18 Where was Helen, alone, when a thunderstorm began to roll in?
on the roof of the house

down in the cellar

up in a tree

on the riverbank
19 Which concept does Helen remember was particularly difficult for her to grasp?
love

war

hate

mystery
20 Keller's Landing, a spot where Helen and Miss Sullivan often took walks, was on which river?
the Colorado River

the Tennessee River

the Mississippi River

the Hudson River
21 Which subject does Helen not particularly enjoy?
spelling

history

German

arithmetic
22 What object spurred on Helen's first lesson about the ocean and sea life?
a sand dollar

a starfish

a horseshoe crab

a shell
23 Which animal did Helen receive on her first Christmas with Miss Sullivan?
a guinea pig

a dog

a canary

a kitten
24 What did she name it?
Little Tim

Little Troy

Little Ted

Little Tom
25 When did Helen visit Boston for the first time?
1888

1901

1885

1892

Describe the structure used to organize helen's story

The structure is in three parts. The first two, Miss Keller's story and the extracts from her letters, form a complete account of her life as far as she can give it. Her style is called Affectionate Recollection. Despite the hardships Keller...

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Answered by Aslan on 3/6/2024 3:53 AM