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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 diagnosis description does Catherine find in a book that seems to fit Anne Marie's behavior?
(a) Deafness.
(b) Colic.
(c) Ear infection.
(d) Infantile autism.

2. What does the Maurice family begin to read about in Chapter 6?
(a) Autism.
(b) Deafness.
(c) Metabolic disorders.
(d) Infant allergies.

3. What do Catherine and Marc note about their child at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Her seriousness.
(b) Her friendliness.
(c) Her shakiness.
(d) Her rambunctiousness.

4. Where does the family travel in Chapter 9?
(a) Canada.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

5. What is one clue to Catherine about Anne Marie in Chapter 1?
(a) She cries incessantly.
(b) She is already speaking in two- and three-word sentences.
(c) She seems to know when someone is coming to the door.
(d) She is not afraid of strangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine sense about Anne Marie in Chapter 1?

2. What part of the behavioral therapy program does Catherine choose not to use?

3. For what is Bernard Rimland thanked in the acknowledgments section?

4. According to the foreword, how do many view behavior modification therapy?

5. According to Chapter 8, what is one way behaviors are achieved in behavioral therapy?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Catherine, why do mothers struggle with diagnoses of autism as well as with behavioral therapy?

2. Explain what happens one night when Anne Marie is sick with a fever and cough.

3. What are some of the autistic behaviors Anne Marie exhibits that Catherine describes in Chapter 4?

4. Explain the relationship between Anne Marie and Daniel.

5. What improvements does Catherine see in Anne Marie, according to Chapter 13?

6. Explain the process of Anne Marie's diagnosis of infantile autism.

7. What is the significance of Clara Park's book "The Siege?"

8. Explain Anne Marie's behavioral therapy program.

9. Why does Catherine feel guilty in Catherine's Recovery?

10. Explain Bruno Bettelheim's view of autism.

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