The Story of My Life Quizzes

The Story of My Life Quiz 1

1 What year was Helen Keller born?
1880

1972

1893

1904
2 In which U.S. state was Helen Keller born?
Massachusetts

Alabama

Alaska

New York
3 In which town was Helen Keller born?
Montgomery

Tuscumbia

Charleston

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

54

29

21
5 How did Helen become blind and deaf?
no one knows

an injury

she was born that way

an illness
6 Who was Helen's closest friend as a young child?
Mildred Westminster

Madison Montgomery

Mabel Williams

Martha Washington
7 What was Helen's dog's name?
Rascal

Bailey

Rover

Belle
8 Helen's father was a...
newspaper editor

railroad conductor

lawyer

physician
9 Who was Helen's younger sister?
Martha

Madison

Mildred

Mabel
10 Helen's favorite doll was named...
Polly

Wendy

Natalie

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

Leonardo da Vinci

Charles Babbage

Alexander Graham Bell
12 At which institution does Dr. Anagnos work?
the Cambridge School for Young Ladies

the Horace Mann School

the Tuscumbia Institute

the Perkins Institute
13 Miss Sullivan's first name is...
Anne

Amy

Alice

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

1889

1899

1887
15 In which month did she come?
May

March

August

December
16 Helen's very first lesson was with what object?
a chair

a book

a pillow

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

tree

fire

water
18 Where was Helen, alone, when a thunderstorm began to roll in?
on the riverbank

down in the cellar

up in a tree

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

mystery

hate

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

the Mississippi River

the Tennessee River

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

arithmetic

German

spelling
22 What object spurred on Helen's first lesson about the ocean and sea life?
a shell

a horseshoe crab

a starfish

a sand dollar
23 Which animal did Helen receive on her first Christmas with Miss Sullivan?
a dog

a guinea pig

a canary

a kitten
24 What did she name it?
Little Tom

Little Ted

Little Tim

Little Troy
25 When did Helen visit Boston for the first time?
1892

1885

1901

1888

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