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The Miracle Worker Study Guide Name_____________________
Act One
1. What was the doctor's diagnosis of the baby?
2. How did Keller respond to Helen's deaf and blind condition?
3. Explain how Helen is related to James.
4. Why was Helen searching for buttons?
5. Describe the relationship between Keller and James.
6. How did Annie interpret Michael Anagnos's comment about Helen having tantrums?
7. What two presents did Annie receive for herself prior to her departure from the Perkins
Institute?
8. Why did Kate give Helen a peppermint drop?
9. Why does Keller reason that he cannot be accused of spoiling Helen since he advocates
that she be disciplined?
10. What was Kate's first impression of Annie Sullivan? Explain why.
11. What are Annie's advantages (3) over another governess?
12. Explain the following analogy: Light : Eye : : Language : Mind.
13. Do Kate and Annie like each other?
14. Between Keller and Annie, who won the suitcase war?
15. What was the first word that Annie signed into Helen's hand?
16. Annie got rid of James's intrusions by doing what?
17. Why would James need a ladder in order to get Annie for dinner?
18. Did Keller know all along that Helen had the key in her mouth?
19. Who, Annie or Helen, do you think won round one of the battle for control and superiority?
Explain why.
Know who fits the following descriptions:
20. Has not loved a soul since her brother's death.
21. The ghost-voice in Annie's mind.
22. I've stopped believing in wonders.
23. Kate's second child.
24. She is like a little safe, locked, that no one can open.
25. Referred Keller to the Perkins Institute.
26. Argues with his father.
27. Helped Annie to become confident.
28. Girl who liked to play with paper dolls.
29. Wrote to Keller about Dr. Chisholm.
30. The Negro servant (female).
31. Bites Helen's fingers.
32. Likes to see a person's eyes when communicating.
33. Doesn't know when to talk and when to be quiet.
The Miracle Worker Study Guide Name ______________________
Act Two
34. What is Annie's greatest problem regarding Captain Keller?
35. After making Helen caress the doll and spelling "Good girl" in her hand, Annie would let
Helen feel the what on her face?
36. Explain "it works like a mousetrap!"
37. Because of Kate's "catch our flies with honey" philosophy, what mistake did she do?
38. Keller wanted Annie to have more of what when dealing with Helen's tantrums?
39. What does "under the strawberries" mean?
40. Keller expects to get an apology and what else from Annie?
41. How did Annie startle Helen?
42. Which child never gave Kate a minute's worry?
43. Annie accomplished what three feats with Helen while isolated at the breakfast table?
44. Why Keller can't bring himself to fire Annie.
45. According to Annie, what is Helen's worst handicap?
46. What does "a little tornado incarnate" mean?
47. What emotion did Annie elicit from Helen in order to reestablish touching her?
Act Three
49. What, according to Annie, would bring Helen out of her eggshell?
50. Why did James like the two weeks when Helen was gone?
51. What's wrong with Helen's eighteen nouns and three verbs?
52. Annie compared words to what? Why?
53. Why did Keller call Annie a tyrant?
54. What does Annie need in order to push words from Helen's fingers to her mind?
55. The Captain consented to a compromise with Annie, allowing what?
56. Define "Obedience without understanding. "
57. Annie promises Keller that she'll stand between Helen and the lie - what is "the lie"?
58. What did Helen do to test Katie and Annie?
59. After Keller thought he smoothed things out between Helen and her teacher, what did
Helen do?
60. Who interposes and prevents Keller from preventing Annie's pursuit to teach Helen?
61. Once reunited with Keller and Kate, which words does Helen learn to spell?
62. Representing her first act of verbal communication, what word did Helen sign in her
mother's hand?
63. What object did Helen surrender to Annie as a simple gesture of recognition and a symbolic
token of gratitude?
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