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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skill did Professor Ramachandran first ask Daniel to demonstrate for him and his team?
(a) Calendar calculations.
(b) Recitation of pi.
(c) Conversational skills.
(d) Calculations in his head.

2. What dream did Daniel have the night before his public recitation of pi?
(a) He was walking among his pi number landscapes.
(b) He lost his concentration during the recitation.
(c) There were too many people watching him at the recitation.
(d) He was lost walking in Oxford.

3. What is the value of pi?
(a) 3.125
(b) 4(8/9)
(c) 3.16
(d) 3 1/7

4. What does Kim Peek's father, Fran, tell Daniel to say to Kim upon meeting him?
(a) "Ask him if he is a savant, too."
(b) "Ask him about pi."
(c) "Give him your birth date."
(d) "Tell him you like this library."

5. What happens to Jay in 2004?
(a) She has kittens.
(b) She becomes litter trained.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is learning new languages easier if you already know more than one?

2. When Daniel is interrupted during the interview with a question, what is his first reaction?

3. In Chapter 8, Daniel mentions one social situation that caused him great anxiety. What was that?

4. What was Daniel's mood like on the flight to California?

5. How does Daniel meet his partner, Neil?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Daniel's state of mind as he recited pi for an audience for more than five hours.

2. What is Daniel's relationship with words?

3. Why is Daniel so enthralled with pi?

4. How is Daniel's partner, Neil, similar to Daniel?

5. When Daniel goes on an interview for a library position, why does he most likely not get the job?

6. Why did the involvement in a documentary about his story make Daniel think it was the opportunity of a lifetime?

7. Why did the scientists in California ask if Daniel could visit with them longer?

8. What were some of the biggest concerns about Daniel's involvement with the documentary and how did he overcome them?

9. What had Daniel learned during his year in Kaunas?

10. Why was Daniel unhappy and somewhat anxious when the producers first revealed to him their choice of language he would learn?

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