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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Daniel's favorite shape?
(a) A square.
(b) A triangle.
(c) A hexagon.
(d) A circle.

2. What health issue did Daniel's grandfather have?
(a) Mental illness.
(b) Multiple sclerosis.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Epilepsy.

3. What is Daniel's condition concerning epilepsy now?
(a) He is seizure-free and off medication.
(b) He is off all medication but still has occasional seizures.
(c) He is still on medication but is seizure-free.
(d) He still has break through seizures.

4. What two tests were given Daniel to diagnosis his epilepsy?
(a) Bloodwork and skin testing.
(b) X-ray and EEG.
(c) CAT and MRI.
(d) EEG and MRI.

5. What is one of the reasons Daniel Tammet wrote this memoir?
(a) To make a lot of money in royalties.
(b) He knew he would enjoy book signings.
(c) To warn others of his challenges.
(d) To give him perspective on his life so far.

6. Daniel overcame many of his difficulties learning things as a child because of
(a) Perseverance.
(b) His epilepsy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Corporal punishment.

7. How did Daniel mix with other children his age?
(a) He was a loner.
(b) He was sociable.
(c) He scared them off.
(d) He was the life of the party.

8. What made Daniel stop playing in chess tournaments?
(a) It was too easy for him to win most of the time.
(b) There was not enough money in it.
(c) He became bored.
(d) He would lose if distracted or if something unexpected happened.

9. There were everyday activities children learn that Daniel took much longer than average to do. One of these was:
(a) Talking.
(b) Reading.
(c) Washing up.
(d) Telling left from right.

10. How many languages does Daniel know?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

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

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

13. How did Daniel spend a lot of his time in the house on Blithbury Road?
(a) Writing.
(b) In his room, being silent.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Playing with trains.

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

15. What is the name of the German boy that Daniel wanted to be closer to in secondary school?
(a) Johan.
(b) Jens.
(c) Hans.
(d) Herman.

Short Answer Questions

1. A famous Russian writer who had a form of temporal lobe epilepsy was:

2. What is frontotemporal dementia (FTD)?

3. When Daniel joins his brother, Lee, and his friend, Eddie, on a week's holiday with Eddie's family, how does Daniel act?

4. All three of Daniel's different childhood addresses were what type of number?

5. During conversations, Daniel finds it difficult to:

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