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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Daniel's father returned home after a long hospitalization, how did the family celebrate?
(a) They did not have a celebration.
(b) They went out for dinner.
(c) They all gave him welcome home gifts.
(d) They had a house party.

2. What 1988 film featured a character having a syndrome similar to Daniel's?
(a) A Cry in the Dark.
(b) Rain Man.
(c) The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
(d) Brain Damage.

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

4. What illness struck Daniel's father when Daniel was ten years old?
(a) A mental breakdown.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Diabetes.

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

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

7. One of the school tasks that Daniel found most difficult was:
(a) Reading.
(b) Singing.
(c) Doing math.
(d) Writing letters and words.

8. Professor Alan Snyder believes that autistic thought is:
(a) Simple and immature.
(b) An extreme form of ordinary thought.
(c) Bordering on insanity.
(d) A form of schizophrenia.

9. The Tammet family moved several times. One of the homes was located:
(a) Just across the road from the ice cream store.
(b) Just across the street from his school.
(c) Next door to the school bully.
(d) Down the street from where his father worked.

10. Why did the Tammet family need to bargain hunt in charity shops and do their own home repairs?
(a) Daniel's father had gotten fired.
(b) They were all lazy and did not want to work.
(c) Salaries had been sharply cut at the time.
(d) Both parents decided to stay home and raise the family.

11. Who in Daniel's family had also suffered from epilepsy?
(a) His mother's father.
(b) His father's father.
(c) His maternal aunt.
(d) His father's brother.

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

13. How did Daniel get to play the lead role in a school play when the actor got ill?
(a) He was the understudy for the role.
(b) He had memorized every line of dialogue from watching rehearsals.
(c) He was offered it but refused out of fear.
(d) He studied the role and was able to memorize it overnight.

14. At the age of two, where did Daniel begin to go on a daily basis?
(a) A childcare center.
(b) Nursery school.
(c) Physical therapy.
(d) The children's hospital.

15. In secondary school, how did Daniel spend his playground or recess time?
(a) In the library, reading.
(b) In the teacher's lounge.
(c) Out on the playground.
(d) Receiving extra tutoring in handwriting.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what school project did Daniel receive a top grade?

2. What was one of the things Daniel enjoyed about the chess club he joined?

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. Daniel was relentless at doing one thing when he was a baby. What was that?

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

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