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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, Struck by Lightning: Epilepsy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Daniel's favorite book on the nursery book shelf?
(a) Guess How Much I Love You.
(b) Goodnight Moon.
(c) The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
(d) Little Red Riding Hood.

2. When Daniel's mother was growing up, what did she consider herself to be?
(a) A member of a loving family.
(b) An outsider.
(c) A mother to everyone.
(d) Too old to play with her siblings.

3. Daniel was once looking at his favorite book during story time. What did he begin to do that had everyone looking at him?
(a) Walk away.
(b) Hum to himself.
(c) Spin around.
(d) Read the book aloud.

4. How is it possible to acquire savant skills?
(a) One can only be born that way.
(b) Through a type of hypnosis.
(c) Through illness or injury to the brain.
(d) By concentrating on one side of the brain.

5. Why does Daniel think sudden, loud noises bothered him so much as a child?
(a) They were unexpected and frightening.
(b) They hurt his infected ears.
(c) He thought he might get hurt.
(d) He was nervous in general.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Daniel's parents describe his personality to others?

2. How did Daniel spend a lot of his time in the house on Blithbury Road?

3. Why did Daniel's parents have to clear the floor in his room at night, leave a hall light, on and put a gate at the top of the stairs?

4. What is frontotemporal dementia (FTD)?

5. How does Daniel "see" words and language?

(see the answer key)

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