Vocabulary
Act One
Act Two
Act Three
Overall
100
Unaware or not noticing is the definition.
What is oblivious?
100
This is the person who is most helpful about Annie's ability to help Helen.
Who is Kate?
100
This is what Annie says is the greatest problem with Helen.
What is disciplining her without breaking her spirit?
100
This is what Kate means when she tells James to stand up to the world.
What is to show courage and defend own ideas so his father will respect him?
100
After the miracle of Helen's understanding, the voice of Jimmie A) continues to haunt Annie B) Appears to be silenced C) Is heard by Helen D) No longer upsets Annie, although she continues to hear it
What is appears to be silenced?
200
Displaying maturity at an unusally early age is the definition.
What is precocious?
200
Throughout the play, James Keller reacts with A) Fear B) Courage C) Mockery D) Dishonesty with most people and situations.
What is mockery?
200
After the dining room scene in Act II, to say that Annie looks like "she has just taken Vicksburg" means that Annie looks A) Energetic but defeated B) Energetic and victorious C) Worn out and defeated D) Worn out but vicorious
What is worn out but victorious?
200
Name three things that Helen has learned to do in the garden house.
What is learn to crochet, eat politely, do setting up exercises, and to stay clean?
200
The meaning os the play's title is revealed in the "miracle" of A) Captain Keller's controlling his temper B) Helen's associating words with their meanings C) Annie's eyes being healed D) James's courage in talking back to his father
What is Helen's associating words with their meanings?
300
Overflowing with generosity is the definition.
What is bountiful?
300
Annie insists that the Kellers have not provided Helen with enough. . .
What is discipline?
300
This is the protagonist in the play.
Who is Annie Sullivan?
300
In the breakfast table scene that begins Act III, James shows that he is becoming more mature. A behavior that reveals this maturity is that he A) Apologizes to Captain Keller for being rude B) Offers to go to the garden house to bring Helen home C) Decides to leave home and live on his own D) Makes friendly comments to Kate
What is makes friendly comments to Kate?
300
The title of the play refers to A) Helen B) Kate C) James D) Annie
Who is Annie?
400
Full of life is the definition.
What is vivacious?
400
All of the following are important parts of Annie's personality, from the beginning of the play onward, EXCEPT A) Humor B) Courage C) Graceful courtesy D) Firm determination
What is graceful courtesy?
400
These are the two people who are considered antagonists in the play.
Who are Helen and Captain Keller?
400
At the water pump, the water pitcher "shatters" to show that A) Helen is still a disobedient child who breaks things B) B) The Kellers are rich enough to own fine china C) The wall around Helen's mind has been destroyed D) Kate will still come running whenever something happens to Helen
What is the wall around Helen's mind has been destroyed?
400
When the play ends, it appears that Helen's allegiance in the future will be to A) Captain Keller B) Kate C) Annie D) only herself
Who is Annie?
500
Respectful is the definition.
What is deferential?
500
This is a way in which we get to see what Annie's life was like before her time at the Keller's.
What are flashbacks?
500
This is how Annie feels at the end of Act Two.
What is content and does everything to make Helen realize words have meaning?
500
When Annie says, "obedience without understanding is a blindness," she means that A) Blindness causes people to disobey B) Understanding is not possible for a blind person C) Obedience is not important D) Obedience should be based on understanding.
What is obedience should be based on understanding?
500
Name a dynamic character and a static character.
What is Helen, Annie, Captain Keller, and James are dynamic characters and Aunt Ev and the servants are static characters?
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