Read the excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller.Dr. Bell advised my father to write to Mr. Anagnos, director of the Perkins Institution in Boston, the scene of Dr. Howe's great labours for the blind, and ask him if he had a teacher competent to begin my education. This my father did at once, and in a few weeks there came a kind letter from Mr. Anagnos with the comforting assurance that a teacher had been found. This was in the summer of 1886. But Miss Sullivan did not arrive until the following March.From whose point of view is the excerpt narrated?

A

Helen's

B

Dr. Bell's

C

Helen's father's

D

Miss Sullivan's

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What will the readers experience in a biographical play about Helen Keller that they will not experience in Helen Keller’s memoir?

A

The readers will read about real events from Helen Keller’s life rather than fictional events.

B

The readers will read about completely fictional events rather than real events from Helen Keller’s life.

C

The readers will learn about an event through Helen Keller’s perspective, not an outsider’s.

D

The readers will learn about an event through an outsider’s perspective, not Helen Keller’s.

3

Which excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller contains the best example of the author’s use of vivid imagery?

A

my teacher placed my hand under the spout

B

The most important day I remember

C

Anger and bitterness had preyed upon me

D

but I did not know this until afterward

4

A comparison of two unrelated things using the words "like” or "as” is an element of imagery called a

A

metaphor.

B

simile.

C

sensory detail.

D

vivid verb.

5

Writing that contains imagery will have

A

details that appeal to the senses.

B

a biography of an author.

C

a timeline of historical events.

D

photographs or drawings in the text.

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Read the excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller.Dr. Bell advised my father to write to Mr. Anagnos, director of the Perkins Institution in Boston, the scene of Dr. Howe's great labours for the blind, and ask him if he had a teacher competent to begin my education. This my father did at once, and in a few weeks there came a kind letter from Mr. Anagnos with the comforting assurance that a teacher had been found. This was in the summer of 1886. But Miss Sullivan did not arrive until the following March.Which line from the excerpt shows the first-person point of view?

A

Dr. Bell advised my father to write to Mr. Anagnos

B

in a few weeks there came a kind letter from Mr. Anagnos

C

This was in the summer of 1886.

D

But Miss Sullivan did not arrive until the following March.

7

Which sentence is written in the first person?

A

The girl in the front row of the class was the only one to raise her hand.

B

The mother and father told their children to get ready for their trip.

C

My dog always waits for me by the front door when it is time for our walk.

D

Janice thought she was late for class, but really her clock was wrong.

8

Read the excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller.On the afternoon of that eventful day, I stood on the porch, dumb, expectant. I guessed vaguely from my mother's signs and from the hurrying to and fro in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the steps. The afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch, and fell on my upturned face. My fingers lingered almost unconsciously on the familiar leaves and blossoms which had just come forth to greet the sweet southern spring. I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me.Which answer choice best describes the imagery in the excerpt?

A

Sensory details appeal to the reader’s sense of hearing.

B

A metaphor creates a visual image for the reader.

C

A simile creates a visual image for the reader.

D

Sensory details appeal to the reader’s sense of touch.

9

Based on the point of view of the text, which excerpt would most likely appear in Helen Keller’s memoir, The Story of My Life, and not The Miracle Worker by William Gibson?

A

If my mother happened to be near I crept into her arms, too miserable even to remember the cause of the tempest.

B

During this time, Annie taught Helen discipline and did not allow her parents to give her treats or spoil her.

C

ANNIE reaches for the sewing card, HELEN objects, ANNIE insists, and HELEN gets rid of ANNIE’S hand by jabbing it with the needle.

D

No, it’s only a finger game to her, Mrs. Keller. What she has to learn first is that things have names.

10

Which line from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller contains imagery?

A

Indeed, my friends and relatives sometimes doubted whether I could be taught.

B

My mother's only ray of hope came from Dickens's "American Notes."

C

My parents at once determined to take me to Baltimore to see if anything could be done for my eyes.

D

When we arrived in Baltimore, Dr. Chisholm received us kindly: but he could do nothing.

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