The Miracle Worker-Act II
Vocabulary
Diagonal: slanted accommodate: to supply with
Convention: customs episodic: related events in the course of a continuous narrative
Encumbered: hindered; handicapped vigil: alert watchfulness
Disarrange: to upset the arrangement of indulgent: pampering
Acute: sensitive vitality: energy
Fury: violent rage crescendo: a gradual increase in volume
Vivacious: lively protruding: pushing outward
Bizarre: strange; odd benign: kindly; harmless
Indolent; lazy emphatic: expressed with emphasis
Facetiously: humorously impudence: disrespect
Groping: feeling one’s way (as in the dark) placating: appeasing
Affliction: illness; handicap
Discussion
COPY THE QUESTIONS
BELOW ON A WORD DOCUMENT, ANSWER THEM, SAVE THEM ON YOUR
1. What does Annie consider Helen’s greatest problem?
2. What does Annie feel she must teach Helen? How is she trying to Teach Helen?
3. Why does Kate give Helen a candy right after Helen jabs Annie with a needle?
4. What does this action reveal about Kate’s attitude toward Helen?
5. Why does Annie not let Helen eat from her (Annie’s ) plate?
6. Why does Annie consider Helen a ‘tyrant’?
7. After reading the description of the battle between Helen & Annie, list 5 details that show it is a battle of wills.
8. What is the outcome of the battle between Annie & Helen?
9. How is Annie feeling when she retreats to her room? What does she begin to do?
10. After retreating to her room, Annie comes across an open report and remembers something she once heard,.
What does she remember?
11. In your opinion, what affect does the man’s reading of the Perkins’ report have on Annie?
How do you think this affects her resolve to help Helen?
12. What proposal does Annie make to the Kellers? What reasons does she offer for her plan?
13. Annie tells the Kellers, “I don’t think Helen’s worst handicap is deafness or blindness. I think
it’s your love and pity.” Do you agree?
14. What does Annie share with the Kellers about herself? Why?
15. Why do you think the Captain agrees to the plan?
16. What is Annie’s response to the idea of giving up on Helen? What effect has Annie’s stance
on the idea of giving up had on her life?
17. How does Helen respond to being left alone with Annie?
18. How does Annie finally get to touch Helen again?