Question

Read the passage below and answer the question:

“Many people assumed that being deaf and blind would prevent me from learning. I believed otherwise. With the guidance of my teacher, I discovered that knowledge is not limited by physical barriers.”

Which statement best captures the central argument of this passage?

(5 points)
Responses

Teachers are more important than students in the learning process.
Teachers are more important than students in the learning process.

Guidance and determination can overcome limitations imposed by physical disabilities.
Guidance and determination can overcome limitations imposed by physical disabilities.

Learning is primarily about memorizing words and facts.
Learning is primarily about memorizing words and facts.

People with disabilities cannot learn without formal schooling.
People with disabilities cannot learn without formal schooling.
Question 15
Read the passage below:

“Then, in the dreary month of February, came the illness which closed my eyes and ears and plunged me into the unconsciousness of a newborn baby… Gradually I got used to the silence and darkness that surrounded me and forgot that it had ever been different, until she came — my teacher — who was to set my spirit free.”

How do plot structure and symbolism interact in this passage?

(5 points)
Responses

The illness is described as a minor conflict that has little impact on the overall plot.
The illness is described as a minor conflict that has little impact on the overall plot.

The passage shifts between multiple perspectives to explain the illness objectively.
The passage shifts between multiple perspectives to explain the illness objectively.

The teacher is introduced as a secondary character without symbolic importance.

The teacher is introduced as a secondary character without symbolic importance.

The description of the illness serves as the central turning point, while darkness symbolizes isolation and loss.

The description of the illness serves as the central turning point, while darkness symbolizes isolation and loss.
Question 16
Read the passage below:

“The family on my father’s side is descended from Caspar Keller, a native of Switzerland, who settled in Maryland… My grandmother Keller was a daughter of one of Lafayette’s aides.”

Recognizing the purpose of this section of The Story of My Life helps the reader understand that Keller includes this information mainly to

(5 points)
Responses

provide technical details about genealogy research.

provide technical details about genealogy research.

establish background context about her heritage.

establish background context about her heritage.

argue that her family history explains her later achievements.

argue that her family history explains her later achievements.

persuade readers to admire her family’s social status.
persuade readers to admire her family’s social status.
Question 17
Read the passage below:

“Gradually I got used to the silence and darkness that surrounded me and forgot that it had ever been different, until she came — my teacher — who was to set my spirit free.”

How do Keller’s language choices most influence the reader’s response to this passage?

(5 points)
Responses

They rely on repetition to stress the passage of time.
They rely on repetition to stress the passage of time.

They create a neutral, factual tone that limits emotional impact.

They create a neutral, factual tone that limits emotional impact.

They use contrast and metaphor to highlight a shift from confinement to freedom.

They use contrast and metaphor to highlight a shift from confinement to freedom.

They emphasize confusion through technical and abstract wording.

They emphasize confusion through technical and abstract wording.
Question 18

Answer 1

Q14: Guidance and determination can overcome limitations imposed by physical disabilities.

Q15: The description of the illness serves as the central turning point, while darkness symbolizes isolation and loss.

Q16: establish background context about her heritage.

Q17: They use contrast and metaphor to highlight a shift from confinement to freedom.