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miracle worker test
act I II and III
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English
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11/01/2005

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Kate
Definition
Loves helen but doesnt know how to care for her
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Captain Keller
Definition
Doesnt want to pursue doctors anymore for Helen
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Helen
Definition
Frusturated by the fact she can't communicate
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James
Definition
Angry because he doesnt feel like his family is his own
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Aunt Ev
Definition
Believes that Helen has a lot of smarts(more than the men Kellers)
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Annie
Definition
Looking forward to starting a new life and facing new challenges
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Jimmy
Definition
Depended on his sister to protect him
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Viney
Definition
Servent who cares alot for the Kellers
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Martha
Definition
Helen's playmate
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Anagnos
Definition
Essentially helped raise Annie
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Who invented the deaf-blind alphabet and why or when
Definition
spanish monks under a vowe of scilence
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what three reasons did Annie give to Kate saying why she was to trust her
Definition
1. Shes young so she has lots of energy
2. She studied with Dr. Howe
3.Shes been blind
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Helen was born in:
Definition
Alabama
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How do we know what Helen is doing when reading the play
Definition
stage directions
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The setting in this book affect the ________ of this play
Definition
dialect
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How do we know that James does not like Kate in act I
Definition
he calls her Mrs. Keller
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This play occurs right after the ____ war
Definition
civil
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When Kate and Viney are talking... the train that plays in the backround meant what?
Definition
That Annie is on her way
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How does Annie feel about leaving the Perkins institute for the blind
Definition
She has mixed emotions
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Is Helen able to learn
Definition
yes
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Is Helen aware of her disabilities? Provide Two examples
Definition
Yes
She puts her hands in peoples mouthes, and knows they are doing something but isnt sure what
She pulls buttons off Aunt Ev's dress so that she can put them on the doll to make her see.
Term
Other than Helen, what dificulties does Annie initially face when she arrives at the Keller's. List at least two exmples
Definition
1. She is doubted by James and captain Keller
2. She is offered by Keller to have him carry her bags, but she refuses, but Keller doesnt take no for an answer
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Why doesnt Keller want to pursue doctors to help Helen
List two examples
Definition
1. He doesnt want Kate's heart to break again.
2. They have been to every doctor around, and none of them have been able to do anything
Term
What is a flashback
Definition
memory a character has from his/her past
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What does Annie flashback to?
Definition
1. When her and Jimmy had tosplit up at the asylum
2. When Jimmy dies
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Why do you think Annie has flashbacks
Definition
She feels guilty for Jimmy's death
Term
What do we learn about Helen when she locks Annie in her room, hides the key in her mouth, and drops it down the well? WHy isnt Annie upset of mad about what helen did to her
Definition
we learn she is inteligent, sly, and mischievious.
Annie is not upset because it showed that helen was smarter than everyone thinks she is
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How has helen been shaped by her family
Definition
THe kellers pity, spoil, and do not discipline her
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Why does Gibson share where everything is on the stage
Definition
So we know where Helen is at all times
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What's the setting of the play
Definition
the keller homestead in Tuscumbia, Alabama
the perkins institute for the blind in Boston Massachusetts
During 1880's(right after the civil war)
Term
1.What happened to helen as a baby
2.What effect did this have on her
Definition
1. She had a high fever(meningitis or scarlet fever)
2. She became blind deaf and mute
Term
1.WHos buttons does Helen pulll of
2.Why
3.What can we infer abbout this episode
Definition
1.Aunt Ev
2.To give her doll eyes
3.She doesnt want anyone to have the disabilities that she has
Term
Describe ANnie Sullivan
Definition
obstinate
irish
20 years old
does not have very good sight
has a scense of humor
Term
What does Anagnos' simile mean?
what does it symbolize in helen
Definition
There is someone who can open Helen up to to the world
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What happened to Annies brother Jimmy
Definition
He dies... falls
Term
How is Capt keller and james' relationship
Definition
always fight
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How is Kate and James' relationship in act I
Definition
rocky
ironic
James calls Kate mrs. Keller
Term
According to Annie what is Helen's worse handicap
WHy
how does she overcome this handicap
what drastic steps does she take
Definition
the kellers love and pity
they dont discipline her
she takes her to the garden house for two weeks
she needs complete control
Term
What does Annie reread in the perkins report
what does it make annie do
Definition
she rereads that if there was a blind, deaf mute person trapped in a cave, people would help him/her, but they most likely wouldnt help to save her soul, and help her communicate
it makes annie realize that she needs full control over helen and needs to take her to the garden house
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In act II we learn alot about Annie's past.
What do we learn
how does annie's past influence what annie does with helen
Definition
we learn that her and her brother jimmy used to play in the asylum with the rats and he dead bodie.
this makes annie realize that she is helens last hope, if annie quits, helen will have to go to an asylum
Term
How is Annie and James' relationship
how is it developing and/or changing
Definition
getting better because they both now believe that helen is smart, he is starting to respect annie
getting worse because james is jealous of annie because she is getting alot of attention
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Why does annie have helen feel the differnet expresions on her face
Definition
so that she can see how annie feels
Term
HOw do the kellers react to helens table mannors
Definition
they just go on with their meal
Term
how does kate feel about leaving helen
Definition
she feels sad about leaving her, but feels its the right thing to do
Term
What use is percy to annie the first night in the garden house
Definition
he makes helen feel jealouse
and he makes helen feel like she is safe
Term
What are some things that are symbolic of helen
Definition
water
the deaf blind alphabet
tapping the hand to the cheek
Term
Keller says to James there are two kinds of seperation, katiie has lived with one kind for five years. And another is dis apointment in a child, what does he mean?
Definition
Kate and Helen have been seperated because they could not communicate

also that he is dissapointed in james because he can not stand up for himself
Term
what two questions does james ask kate
is this important
why or why not
Definition
WHat his father wants from him
Could he and kate be friends
yes
because it tells how he really feels
Term
What does Annie ask Kate
What is Kate's response
Definition
more time
no-- --because I cant--
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Acccording to james who is helen testing
Definition
annie
Term
why is helens first word significant
Definition
because it was the first word she spoke as a baby
Term
what does annie sign and whisper to helen at the end of act III
Definition
I love Helen. Forever and ever
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