Out of Darkness

Question 1

Where did the boys go every Thursday? (page 29)

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to the botanical garden

Question 2

While still alive, Louis became best known for his

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musical ability

Question 3

A man named Barbier invented a code called nightwriting, which used

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dashes and dots that were raised

Question 4

What did Louis' father do to help Louis adjust to being blind? (page 10)

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carved him canes

Question 5

Embossesd books caused a difficulty in the outside world because

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they were big, expensive, and scarce

Question 6

What else was on display at the Paris exposition of Industry that year? (page 60)

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steam engine and electric generator

Question 7

After going into society, Louis had to return home to the country and fresh air when (page 62)

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he became ill with tuberculosis or "consumption"

Question 8

The one area of study where the blind could compete equally with the sighted was

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music

Question 9

By the end of his second year at the school of the blind, Louis had

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earned honors for knitting and music

Question 10

How many boys lived at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth in Paris? (page 24)

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60

Question 11

Although blind childred did not usually attend school, Louis went to the village school where he

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excelled in subjects requiring memory

Question 12

What Louis wanted to do most was

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read

Question 13

What was the name of the secret military code based on dots and dashes on cardboard called? (page 34)

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sonography or sound writing

Question 14

What does a Braille cell look like? (page 51)

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6 dots, 2 across, 3 down

Question 15

What awards did Louis get in his second year? (page 33)

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music and arithmetic

Question 16

Where did Louis demonstrate his system to the public in 1834 when he was 25? (page 59)

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The Paris Exposition of Industry

Question 17

To use Louis' new system, one had to

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write from right to left

Question 18

How many embossed books were in the school library? (page 27)

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14

Question 19

What happened to boys who broke the rules? (page 25)

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given a diet of bread and water, put in solitary confinement

Question 20

After several weeks at the blind school, Louis

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had too much to do to be homesick

Question 21

Because of Joseph Gaudet, Louis' system

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spread to other countries

Question 22

What changes took place when the new school was completed? Choose the one that was not a change (page 68)

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letters made of blocks of wood

Question 23

How old was Louis when Father Palluy started to teach him lessons? (page 14)

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7

Question 24

Barbier's nightwriting developed into a more complex system of sounds called

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sonography

Question 25

Almost every night, Louis worked in his darkened room

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punching holes into a sheet of paper

Question 26

All of the below are problems Louis had with soundwriting but one. Choose the one that was not a problem (page 38)

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too much to remember for one person

Question 27

While Louis' students used his system, the system

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was not approved for use elsewhere

Question 28

Louis' father made a living as

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a saddle and harness maker

Question 29

Louis' invention enavling the blind to read and write was called

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the braille system

Question 30

What did Louis do to lose his sight?

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punctured his eye with an awl

Question 31

During the eighteenth century, most blind people

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lived on the streets as beggars

Question 32

How did Louis find his way around his new school? page 25

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counting steps

Question 33

What did Louis' mother pack for Louis to eat when he left for Paris? (page 20)

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Roast and pastries

Question 34

Who was Charles Barbier? (page 34)

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inventor of sonography and retired artillery captain

Question 35

Louis's first friend at the Royal Institute was Gabriel Gauthier. (page 25)

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True

Question 36

Louis perfected his first system to consist entirely of

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dots

Question 37

Louis was given courage to improve upon Barbier's system for reading when he met

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Valentin Hauy, the founder of the blind school

Question 38

Instead of sounds, Louis first developed a system of dots and dashes to represent what? (page 46)

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alphabet

Question 39

In his first year at school, what did Louis receive a Certificate of Merit for? (page 33)

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knitting and making slippers

Question 40

This book was written by

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Russell Freedman

Question 41

Louis was able to demonstrate his invention to the public

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at an exhibit that included the steam engine

Question 42

How old was Louis when he died? (page 74)

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43

Question 43

Louis demonstrated his new invention to his fellow students when he was

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fifteen

Question 44

When the new director of the Institute banned Louis' system

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the students rebelled and used it in secret

Question 45

After his death, a wooden box was found in his room marked "to be burned without opening." What was in the box? (pg 75)

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slips of paper recording gifts or loans made to needy students or friends

Question 46

Louis learned the alphabet by reading embossed letters, which were

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letters raised above a flat surface

Question 47

How old was Louis when he became a teacher? (page 57)

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25

Question 48

What did the government official read, when he thought the demonstration of Braille's system was staged? (page 71)

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an old theater ticket stub

Question 49

What was it called when pressing large letters of the alphabet into thick sheets of waxed paper? (page 26)

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embossing

Question 50

As Louis grew older, his father

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made him a new cane every few months

Question 51

Louis left for Paris on February 15, 1819. (page 20)

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True

Question 52

Dr. Pignier lost his job as dierector of the Institute because

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he had liberal beliefs about learning

Question 53

At age seven, Louis had his first lessons from

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Father Palluy, the village priest

Question 54

What was the first sentence that Louis writes? (page 26)

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My name is Louis Braille.

Question 55

After graduating and becoming an apprentice teacher, Louis finally had

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his own room

Question 56

The doctor treated Louis with calomel (a laxative) and cold compresses.

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True

Question 57

Louis worked for three years perfecting a code that could represent a letter in the space of

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a fingerprint

Question 58

How was Louis's uniform as an apprentice teacher different than a student? (page 57)

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silk and gold trim

Question 59

What did most blind people end up doing? (page 18)

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begging on the streets

Question 60

As a young child, Louis had been blinded as a result of

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an injury to his eye that caused an infection

Question 61

How old was Louis when he lost his sight? (page 9)

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3

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