Characters
A fever at 19 months left this child deaf and blind.
Helen
What two things does Kate do before realizing Helen is blind and deaf?
1. Waves her hand in front of her face and 2) Yells in her ear.
How old is Helen once the play flashes forward in time?
Six and a half years old.
"You really ought to put her away, Father. Some asylum. It's the kindest thing." Who said it?
James Keller
Governess
This person could've intercepted Helen when she ran away with the key, but he chooses to let Helen run away LOL.
James Keller
What unsanitary thing does Helen do to try to learn to talk?
Sticks her fingers in other people's mouths to feel how their mouth moves when they are making noise.
This literary term occurs any time "Boy's Voice" appears in the text.
Flashback
"She is like a little safe, locked, that no one can open. Perhaps there is a treasure inside"
Dr. Anagnos
When Annie is locked in her room, Keller is _____, yelling at James not to get a ladder...and then to get a ladder.
Irate
Helen has the closest relationship to this person.
Her mother -- Kate Keller
Where does Helen hide the key to keep it hidden from her parents AND where does she dispose of it?
1) In her mouth and 2)Under the water pump.
How do the Kellers respond to Helen when she's misbehaving?
Give her a sweet treat :)!
"Annie! Annie! Don't let them take me, Annie!!!" Who said it?
Jimmie Sullivan
Helen lacks the knowledge to know what the sign language means, meaning she is _______.
Ignorant
This character was in the army, fighting for the Confederacy. He's now a newspaper editor...and kind of rude.
Helen's father-Mr. Keller
Helen is troubled by her towel doll. WHY and what does this show us about her character?
Why = it does not have eyes.
About her character = she is intelligent enough to realize the doll is missing key features.
What will Annie try to teach Helen first?
"Language is to the mind more than light is to the eye"
Annie
James and Keller are interested in sending Helen to an asylum early in the play, meaning they'd want to banish or _____ Helen from her home. How rude!
Exile
She is a servant in the Keller household.
Viney
Where does the story take place? (What state)
Alabama
What gesture does Helen do to show she wants her mother?
Touches her cheek
"She imitates everything. She's a monkey."
James
Because Helen is blind and deaf, some of the Kellers think she is suffering and her disabilities are an ______.
Affliction
Helen pins this person down with scissors in her hands.
Martha
What three things does Annie feel makes her a good teacher for Helen? (Must state all three)
1. She was once blind.
2. She is young.
3. She is well-educated (She has read every word Dr. Howe has written).
Who makes Helen a doll of towels?
Aunt Ev
"I hope this is not a sample of what we may expect from you. In the way of simplifying the work of looking after Helen."
Captain Keller
Helen smacks Annie with the doll _______, with a lot of energy, knocking out one of her teeth!
Vigorously
The name of the baby who takes a tumble thanks to Helen's towel doll.
Mildred
What is the first word Helen learns to sign? You must also sign it for the class.
DOLL
What three gifts does Annie get from the children and Dr. Anagnos before coming to the Kellers?
1). a ring
2) a doll
3) smoked glasses
"I expected a...desiccated spinster. You're very young."
Kate
Helen hasn't acquired proper speech because she is deaf, meaning that when she does "speak", she sounds _______ and unclear.