The Story of My Life by Helen Keller – Flashcards
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Anne Sullivan
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Helen's teacher that is half blind and came from the Perkins institute in March 1887
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Kate Adams
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Helen"s mother
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Arthur Keller
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Kate"s father who was a newspaper editor
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Mildred Keller
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Helen's younger sister
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Martha Washington
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Daughter of Helen's cook who was a good friend of Helen
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Dr Alexander Graham Bell
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Inventor of the telephone, teacher of the deaf, took Helen to the World's Fair, Helen dedicated her autobiography to Dr Bell
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Mr. Anagnos
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Director of the Perkins Institute for the Blind. Helen"s story The Frost King was intended to be a present to him.
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Mr. Gilman
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Principal of the Cambridge School for Young Ladies. He wanted to reduce Helen's course load and extend her time at Cambridge but Helen's mother , Kare, did not agree and withdrew her from the school
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Mr. Merton Keith
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Helen's private tutor from Cambridge School who worked w Helen to prepare for enrolling at Radcliffe
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Bishop Brooks
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Thought Helen to think beyond the boundaries of religion and thought that love is a universal religion
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Mr. William Endicott
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A friend of Helen's who lived near Boston at Beverly Farms
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Ms. Sarah Fuller
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Helen's teacher who began teaching her how to speak by allowing her to feel her lips and you get. Helen took eleven lessons with Fuller.
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Mrs Sophia Hopkins
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A friend with who Helen and Anne Sullivan stayed during the summer at Brewster. Hopkins remake Frost Fairies to Helen.
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Mr John P Spaulding
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Close friend of Helen's, who died around the same time as Helen's father
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Mr. J E Chamberlin
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Friend of Helen, at whose stayed during their months in Wrenthem, MA
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Dr. Edward Hale
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Close friend of Helen to who she often wrote letters.
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John Albert Macy
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Editor of The Story of my Life, professor of English at Harvard
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When was Helen Born?
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June 27, 1880
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Where was Helen born?
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Tuscumbia, AL
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How old was Helen when she became blind and deaf?
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One
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What year did Anne Sullivan start teaching Helen?
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1887, Helen was 7 years old.
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Where did Helen experience the ocean for the first time?
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Brewster, MA on Cape Cod
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What school did Helen attend to learn how to speak?
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Horace Mann School in 1890 Sarah Fuller was the teacher there what was the first sentence Helen said
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What was the name of the story that Helen wrote for Mr. anagnos?
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The frost king
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What was the name of the book that was read to Helen from which she was believed to have plagiarized format?
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The frost faries
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Where was the Wright-Hunanson school located and what was it for?
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Schools for deaf. New York.
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What year did Helen enroll at Radcliffe?
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1900
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What age was Helen when she wrote this autobigraphy?
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21
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What year was Helen born?
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1880
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What year did Helen's dad die?
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1896, she was 19 years old.
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What was the name of Helen's doll?
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Nancy
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What was the name of the Doctor Helen visited when she was 6 to see if he could help her with her eyesight?
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Dr Chisolm
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How old was Helen when she met with and started being taught by Anne Sullivan's?
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1887, 7 years old
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What was the first word Ms Sullivan taught Helen to spell?
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Doll
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What was the first word the Helen learned to spell?
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Water
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What was a difficult word for Helen to understand ?
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Love
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Keller's Landing was on what river?
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Tennessee River
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What subject did Helen not like?
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Arithmetic
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What gift did Helen receive that Ms Sullivan used to teach Helen about dinasours?
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Fossils
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What gift did Helen receive that made her learn about the ocean?
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Shells
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What was Helen's favorite gift she received one Christmas?
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A canary
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What was this name?
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Lil' Tim
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Why did Helen go to Boston for the first time?
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To visit Perkins Institute for the Blind
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Whose home was called Beverly Farm in Boston where Helen visited?
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mr William Endicott
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Where did Helen and Ms Sullivan spend vacation e summer?
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Brewster, MA on Cape Cod
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Where did Helen and Ms Sullivan spend the fall when they returned from Brewster on Cape Cod?
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Fern Quarry in Alabama
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What was the name of Helen's pony?
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Black Beauty
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What was the name of the deaf and blind girl who was taught to speak?
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Ragnhild Kaata
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What county was she From?
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norway
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What school did Helen attend to learn to speak?
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Horace Mann School
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What year did Helen start at Horace Mann School?
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1890
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What was the first sentence Helen said?
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It is warm.
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What was the name of the teacher at Horace Mann School who taught Helen how to speak?
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Ms Sarah Fuller
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How many lessons did Helen have with Ms Sarah Fuller?
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11
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Who was the head of the Perkins Institute?
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mr Anagnos
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What year did Helen write The Frost King
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1892
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What was the name of the book that Helen was thought to have plagiarize?
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The Frost Faries
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Which president's inauguration did Helen attend?
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Grover Cleveland
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Who took Helen to the Wolds Fair?
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Dr Alexander Grahm Bell
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What natural resource did Helen visit?
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Niagra Falls
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Where did Helen learn German?
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Horace Mann School
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What was Helen' favorite place in New York?
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Central Park
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What year did Helen start at Cambridge School for Young Lasies?
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1896
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What was the name of Helen's German teacher?
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Frau Grote
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Who was the principal of the Cambridge school for young ladies?
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Mr Gilman
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What were the only two subjects that gave Helen difficulty?
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Algebra and geometry
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Who wanted to lighten Helen's course load?
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Mr. Gilman
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Who was the name of the tutor Helen had when she Cambridge school before she entered Radcliffe?
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Mr Merton Keith
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What year did Helen enter Radcliffe?
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1900
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What year was Helen in whilst at Radcliffe did write here autobiographic?
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Junior Third year
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What was the name of the first book Helen read and understood?
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
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What ancient civilization did Helen love to learn about?
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Ancient Greece
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What Greek epic novel did Helen read?
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the Illiad
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What does Helen call literature?
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Her Utopia
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What was Helen's favorite pastime/amusement?
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Sailing
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What was the first play Helen went to?
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The Prince and the Pauper
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Who does Helen thank so much at the end of her memoir?
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Her friends who made the story of her life
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The tone of The Story of My Life is one of?
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Joy
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Helen refers to Ms Anne Sullivan as what throughout the book?
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Teacher
