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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, School Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Daniel "see" words and language?
(a) As multiplication tables.
(b) As other languages.
(c) As numbers.
(d) As colors and textures.

2. A famous Russian writer who had a form of temporal lobe epilepsy was:
(a) Andreyev.
(b) Dostoyevsky.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Lermontov.

3. Where did Daniel's father end up living for a year and a half when he was a child?
(a) In a large orphanage.
(b) With his ill father.
(c) In Scotland.
(d) In a hostel for the homeless.

4. When Daniel's father took a different route to nursery school one morning, how did Daniel react?
(a) With loud crying.
(b) With amazement at the new streets.
(c) With giggles.
(d) He didn't notice.

5. To Daniel, one of the most important things in school was:
(a) His friends.
(b) The lunch program.
(c) Predictability.
(d) Sports Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which obsession of Daniel's caused his parents to be quite frustrated?

2. Sometimes, when Daniel is falling asleep at night, what does he see in his mind?

3. What was Daniel's oldest brother named?

4. What is synesthesia?

5. One of the school tasks that Daniel found most difficult was:

(see the answer key)

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