The Miracle Worker Scene 2, Part 2, Pages 255-259

According to the stage directions, how have the five past years impacted Kate, Helen's mother? Select all that apply.

• Her girlish playfulness is gone.

• She has not changed.

• She has become a prim and proper woman.

• She is steeled in grief.

What question does Aunt Ev raise to James and Captain Keller?

• Aunt Ev wonders what the other families in town are thinking or saying.

• Aunt Ev wonders why the family has not reached out to a doctor to help Helen.

• Aunt Ev wonders why the Kellers do not punish Helen more.

• Aunt Ev wonders why her mother lets her run around the house with scissors.

When Captain Keller refuses to reach out to Dr. Chisholm, Aunt Ev thinks the reason is because of the money. After reading Captain Keller's lines, what is the real reason he has not reached out to Dr. Chisholm?

• He does not believe that any doctor or science can help his blind and deaf daughter.

• He does not have the moen to pay for a doctor.

• He is concerned what other families in town will say about the situation.

• He is afraid they will take his daughter away.

How does Captain Keller feel when it comes to his daughter, Helen's, situation?

• Angry.

• Heartbroken.

• Joyful.

• Uninvolved.

What conflict occurs between Captain Keller and Kate Keller?

• An argument over the scissors.

• An argument over their son, James. (Technically, James is Kate's step-son).

• An argument over writing a letter to Dr. Chisholm.

• An argument over Aunt Ev and her opinions.

What conflict occurs between James and Captain Keller?

• James has an outburst; he feels Helen receives all of the attention.

• Aunt Ev has an outburst; she cannot believe the family argues around Helen.

• Kate has an outburst; she feels no one will help her child.

• Captain Keller has an outburst; he feels he has no control of his own home.

James tells his family that Helen should be placed in an asylum (a hospital offering support to the mentally ill) for what two reasons?

• She cannot read or write.

• He sees her as mentally defective.

• She runs around the house with scissors.

• She cannot keep herself clean.

How would you describe the relationship between Kate and James?

• Joyful.

• Tense.

• Supportive.

• Loving.

Which excerpt from the drama support the answer to the previous question?

• "Keller: This discussion is at an end!"(Gibson 257).

• "Aunt Ev: Why, she's your sister, James, not a nobody--"(Gibson, 257).

• "Keller: I said no, Katie"(Gibson 257).

• "Kate: Do you dare? Complain of what you can see?"(Gibson 257).

What accident almost happens?

• Helen almost throws Mildred, her baby sister, on the ground.

• Helen tears a button from Aunt Ev's dress.

• Helen almost gets removed from her home.

• Helen almost sets the family home on fire.