Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Miracle Worker-- Act I

1.How does Kate discover her baby is blind and deaf?
Kate discover that her baby, is blind and deaf when Helen begin to cry and she was trying to take care of her,she move her finger in front of the baby's eyes, and then desperately move her hand in search of a reaction, but as answer she got nothing. That is how she discover Helen was blind and deaf.
2. Tell the number of years that elapse between Helen's infancy and the paper doll scene with Percy and Martha?
The number of years that elapse between Helen's infancy and the paper doll scene was 5 years.
3. What does Helen do that shows she knows Percy is talking?
Helen was trying to feel his mouth and sense if he was talking.
4.When Martha removes Helen's hands from her biting mouth, how does she react?
She topples her and her knees were on her shoulders, and then Martha starts to scream.
5. To which family member does Helen seems closest?
Helen seems closest is Kate, her mother.
6. Why is Helen troubled by Aunt Ev's towel doll? How does she remedy the situation?
The reason why Helen had a problem with Aunt Ev's towel doll, was because the doll did not have eyes. So Helen decided to add 2 buttons as the doll's eyes.
7. How does the family compensate for Helen's affliction?
The family had a really hard time to deal with Helen's affliction.
8. When does Captain Keller agree to contact the oculist in Baltimore?
Captain Keller agree to contact the oculist in Baltimore when Kate uses the word "Cage".
9. Helen's half-brother, James, holds what opinion of her?
James opinion about Helen is that is not very pleasant to see her like that all the time.
10. List three pieces of information we learn from Mr. Anagnos' farewell conversation with Annie Sullivan at the Perkins Institute?
The first fact, was that she had an accident, with her friend Jimmy. Second she lost her ability to see, through her eyes. And third she then became a teacher to kids with the disability's.
11. Name the going away presents Annie receives from Anagnos and the blind girls at the Perkins Institute.
The present that Annie receives, before she leaves, was a ticket and a ring, this were the presents she got from the Perkins Institute.

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