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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, A Very Large Slice of Pi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Professor Alan Snyder believes that autistic thought is:
(a) Bordering on insanity.
(b) A form of schizophrenia.
(c) An extreme form of ordinary thought.
(d) Simple and immature.

2. Why doesn't Daniel take notes during his training?
(a) He loses his pen.
(b) He cannot understand much of it.
(c) He can remember everything.
(d) He does take notes.

3. Why did the Tammet family need to bargain hunt in charity shops and do their own home repairs?
(a) They were all lazy and did not want to work.
(b) Both parents decided to stay home and raise the family.
(c) Daniel's father had gotten fired.
(d) Salaries had been sharply cut at the time.

4. Daniel cried to get inside a bookstore because of a certain book. What was it?
(a) Pippi Longstocking.
(b) Thomas the Tank Engine.
(c) The Little Engine That Could.
(d) Mr. Men.

5. Daniel developed a love for a certain type of story as a child. These were:
(a) Horror stories.
(b) Mysteries.
(c) Fairy tales.
(d) Love stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Tammet family moved several times. One of the homes was located:

2. What is Esperanto?

3. What types of words does Daniel find most difficult?

4. When Daniel's father was just a child, what was his main chore in life?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Daniel describe as his overwhelming feeling at the time?

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