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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Daniel assigned to go as a volunteer?

2. Why did Daniel decide to publicly recite as many digits in the number pi as he could to beat a record?

3. What type of language does Daniel find most confusing because of his Asperger's?

4. How long is Daniel's challenge in Iceland reduced in time?

5. In what city did Daniel meet with Kim Peek?

Short Essay Questions

1. Scientists are beginning to question whether Daniel's ability with language extends to other forms of language, such as sign language. What happens when he is tested for this?

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

3. What aspects of language does Daniel find more difficult than others to understand?

4. What locations in Iceland fascinated Daniel the most? Why?

5. Why does Daniel want to do a fundraiser for the Epilepsy Society?

6. Why did Daniel spend his first weekend in Kaunas inside his new apartment?

7. Why do you think the woman who interviewed Daniel at the Volunteer Services Overseas office might have thought he was a perfect candidate to teach English overseas?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are your feelings about Daniel after reading about his experiences as a child and a schoolboy? Give examples to explain your feelings. Do you think this was a painful book for him to write? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Daniel is drawn to learn more about the language of Esperanto. He also develops his own language and calls it Manti. Why do you think he makes up his own language? Will he be able to speak it with anyone else? Why has his development of Manti attracted the attention of language researchers?

Essay Topic 3

Daniel experiences numbers and language synesthetically.

1) Describe what synesthesia is.

2) Explain some ways in which Daniel experiences synesthesia.

3) How is this different from the way the average person perceives numbers and words?

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