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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. What was the name of the boy Daniel made friends with in secondary school?
(a) Neil.
(b) Zyginta.
(c) Babak.
(d) Rehan.

2. Professor Ramachandran theorizes that language emerged:
(a) Using visual learning aids.
(b) From an agreement to create neologisms.
(c) Originally from mathematics.
(d) From synesthetic connections in the brain.

3. In Chapter 6, Daniel discusses an awkward love note he handed to someone when he was sixteen. How did this person respond?
(a) He laughed in Daniel's face.
(b) He said he could not be the person Daniel wanted him to be.
(c) He belittled Daniel and threatened to tell everyone about it.
(d) He told Daniel he felt the same way.

4. When Daniel's father was just a child, what was his main chore in life?
(a) Bringing up his younger siblings.
(b) Making his bed every morning.
(c) Cooking dinner every evening.
(d) Delivering newspapers.

5. What job does Daniel interview for and not receive?
(a) A translator.
(b) An English tutor.
(c) A library position.
(d) A social worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Daniel's oldest brother named?

2. What numerical calculation is Daniel's favorite type to do?

3. How many hours did it take Daniel to publicly recite pi?

4. What type of epilepsy was Daniel diagnosed with?

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

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