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Affliction
This word means "hardship or injury".
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Remove Helen from the main house and have her live with Annie in the other house on the property.
Annie asks for TWO things to remain employed with the Keller's one is to have Helen depend on her for everything, what is the other demand??
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Foreshadows the idea that Annie will give Helen the key to unlocking the world through language. Helen gives Annie the keys at the end of the play symbolizing she has the language to access the world now.
The image of "keys" comes up often throughout the play, explain the symbolism of the keys in reference to the themes of obedience and language?
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Sullivan
What is Annie's last name?
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Mrs. Baer said that truth is stranger than fiction.
Re-write the following Direct Speech into reported speech; "Truth is stranger than fiction,"said Mrs. Baer.
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Interminable
This word means "endless"
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2 Weeks
Annie requests to have Helen with her for as long as possible. How long did Mr. Keller give Annie?
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Jimmy and Annie played with rats, they played with babies that had diseases. Annie and Jimmy played in the dead house where the bodies were kept until they could be buried.
Annie gives the Kellers a description of the asylum she and her brother grew up in. Give 3 details from the text Annie gives the Kellers about how she grew up in the asylum.
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Mildred
What is the baby girls name?
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Mrs. Baer said that she saw no homework.
"I see no homework," said Mrs. Baer
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Impassively
This word means "with little emotion"
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Percy. Because Helen is angry at Annie and refuses to be touched by her. Annie uses Percy to "play" with to get Helen jealous and want to play with Annie.
Who does Annie sign to initially in the garden house instead of Helen? Why?
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Helen suddenly understand the connection between what Annie has been signing to the water being pumped.Helen finally understands that things have names and now she can name them.
The last scene of the play and movie Helen and Annie are at the water pump, why does Helen throw the water pitcher and grab the pump while the water is flowing?
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6
How old is Helen at the beginning of the play/movie?
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Mrs. Baer asked where he was going.
Mrs. Baer asked, "Where are you going Brandon?"
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Allusion
This word means an indirect or passing reference. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it directly.
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Annie has flashbacks of her stay in an asylum with her brother Jimmie where he dies and Annie is left to fight to get educated and overcome her medical issues to become a teacher.
Throughout the play Annie has flashbacks, hearing voices from her past. Explain how these flashbacks develops the theme of overcoming challenges?
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Annie is upset because Helen is testing her parents to see what she can get away with and the Kellers are not permitting Annie to discipline Helen thus Captain Keller did not keep his promise to Annie.
Why is Annie upset with the Kellers during Helen's homecoming dinner? Use evidence from the text/movie to support your answer.
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An infection as a baby, high fever at months left Helen deaf and blind.
How did Helen become blind and deaf?
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Andre said that they would be a bit late.
Andre said, "We will be a bit late."
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Aversion
This word means "dislike"
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Helen needs consistency and a firm hand to learn how to behave and to learn the necessary language to communicate. The Keller's' let her do what she wants and she has no boundaries or direction in her day to day life, because it is easier to let Helen do what she wants than it is to demand more of her.
Why does Annie think that the Kellers' love and pity are Helen's worst handicaps?
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Water is the first word Helen learned to speak as a baby before she became deaf and blind.
Why is the word "water" significant for Helen to learn how to spell and understand it means water? What is so significant about this specific word?
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Perkins School for the Blind in Boston, Mass.
What school did Annie attend and graduate before being hired by the Kellers?
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Amber said she was wearing the scarf I like.
" I am wearing the scarf you like," said Amber
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