Direction: Read the following passage and answer the question. The story of Helen Keller is truly an inspiring one. Born as a normal child, she lost her sight and her ability to hear by the time she…

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the question.

The story of Helen Keller is truly an inspiring one. Born as a normal child, she lost her sight and her ability to hear by the time she reached the age of two. Yet, despite her disabilities she went on to become a political activist and writer. She also became the first deaf and blind student to successfully graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree. However, much of this credit has to be attributed to Anne Sullivan, her teacher. Anne Sullivan was herself a blind person and merely twenty years old when she took Helen Keller under her pupilage. Sullivan taught Helen Keller by adopting medieval techniques of communication that was developed by Spanish monks. This involved the use of writing in the palm. Their relationship was a long and enduring one that lasted for nearly five decades until Anne Sullivan's death in 1936. It has been a subject matter of numerous plays, books and movies.

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