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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he walked around, what did Daniel focus on?
(a) Up above his head.
(b) Where he was going.
(c) His feet.
(d) His arms as they moved.

2. By what quality can Daniel recognize every prime number up to 9,973?
(a) Their "pebble-like" quality.
(b) Their interesting color.
(c) Their "dagger-like" quality.
(d) Their rounded shapes.

3. 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) With his ill father.
(c) In a large orphanage.
(d) In Scotland.

4. 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.

5. Why did William John Edward's wife divorce him?
(a) Doctors told her to move on because of her husband's mental illness.
(b) She was in love with someone else.
(c) Her husband had cheated on her and she felt she had no choice.
(d) She did not have long to live and wanted her husband to remarry.

6. In Chapter 5, why are Daniel's parents always concerned about him?
(a) He spends too much time alone outside.
(b) He will not eat.
(c) He spends too much time alone in his room.
(d) He refuses to read books.

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

8. What was Daniel's oldest brother named?
(a) Simon.
(b) Lee.
(c) Paul.
(d) Peter.

9. When Daniel went alone to Nantes in France for ten days to stay with a French family, how did he cope?
(a) He cried every night.
(b) He loved it there and refused to go home.
(c) His anxieties made him return home early.
(d) He coped very well.

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

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

12. What did Daniel like so much about the books he piled up in his room?
(a) They had numbers on them.
(b) The pictures were nice.
(c) The stories were interesting.
(d) The ink was black.

13. What numerical calculation is Daniel's favorite type to do?
(a) Power multiplication.
(b) Finding least common denominators.
(c) Geometric equations.
(d) Algebraic equations.

14. One of Daniel's teachers, Mr. Thraves, threw away a collection that Daniel had brought to school. What was it a collection of?
(a) Leaflets.
(b) Ladybirds.
(c) Ants.
(d) Acorns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught Daniel how to play chess when Daniel was thirteen?

2. A game Daniel played with his siblings involved collecting books. What did they do with books?

3. Who are Daniel's heroes?

4. What was Daniel's favorite book on the nursery book shelf?

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

(see the answer keys)

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