I am Helen Keller

This story is a biography which means...

• it has made up characters

• it has events that cannot happen in real life

• it was written to make the reader laugh

• it tells about a real person's life

What happened as a result of Helen being sick?

• she became deaf and paralyzed

• she became deaf and blind

• she could no longer walk

• nothing

What motion did she use to say "father?"

• she rubbed her face to show his beard

• she motioned to put on his glasses

• she tugged her ear

• she rested her hand on her face

Who was Anne Sullivan?

• the teacher who changed Helen's life

• her sister's teacher

• a friend to her parents

• a college professor

How did Helen communicate with others?

• she made faces

• she acted things out

• she wrote letters

• she wrote words in their hands

How could Helen read books?

• they were written in Braille

• her mother read them to her

• they were written in Morse code

• her teacher wrote them in her hand

Helen did NOT learn to speak this language

• English

• German

• Spanish

• French

What is special about the statue of Helen Keller that is in the U.S. Capital?

• it is larger than the rest of the statues

• it can talk

• it is the first statue of a child

• it is miniature