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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, Falling in Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Sometimes, when Daniel is falling asleep at night, what does he see in his mind?
(a) Lakes with numbers swimming in them.
(b) Landscapes of mountains.
(c) Bright light and many numbers.
(d) A dark tunnel and math books.

4. When Daniel had his second seizure, what did his father do?
(a) Called his wife for help.
(b) Held him down to secure him.
(c) Called an ambulance and waited.
(d) Brought him to the hospital in a taxi.

5. What was Daniel's favorite subject in secondary school?
(a) English.
(b) Art.
(c) French.
(d) Math.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is it possible to acquire savant skills?

2. What mathematical chess problem does Daniel diagram in detail in his book?

3. What has Daniel's brother, Steven, been diagnosed with?

4. What error did Daniel make out of nervousness at taking the public bus home from secondary school the first day?

5. When he feels very stressed, what does Daniel do?

(see the answer key)

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