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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does John describe Mary?
(a) A thoughtful, patient kid.
(b) A shy, damaged kid.
(c) A healthy, outgoing kid.
(d) A fellow Aspergian.
2. How does John characterize his relationship with his parents?
(a) They didn't know what he was doing.
(b) They were overly concerned and oppressive.
(c) They were always together.
(d) They were close.
3. What ultimately happened to Doug?
(a) He had a nervous breakdown.
(b) He died in an irrigation ditch.
(c) He moved to another town.
(d) He was killed in a car accident.
4. What did John Robison realize he had to work at?
(a) Responding to other children.
(b) His bodily needs.
(c) His homework.
(d) His parents' instructions.
5. What did John and his friends find in the woods?
(a) A truck.
(b) A helicopter.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A Porsche.
6. What astonished John about Jim Boughton's creation?
(a) The size of it.
(b) The powerful wind it created.
(c) The heat it produced.
(d) The speed it traveled at.
7. What would John Robison do to Doug?
(a) Refuse to respond to him.
(b) Ignore him.
(c) Hit him on the ears.
(d) Make fun of him.
8. What did John score on the GED exam?
(a) 44.
(b) 96.
(c) 61.
(d) 75.
9. What does John say about people with Asperger's?
(a) They believe they are other people beside themselves.
(b) They empathize too quickly with other people.
(c) They lack empathy.
(d) They do not believe they are themselves.
10. What did Professor Edwards open up to John?
(a) The UMass fraternity system.
(b) The UMass computer courses.
(c) The UMass electronics labs.
(d) The UMass athletic facility.
11. How does John characterize his relationship with Mary Trompke at this time?
(a) She was the only good part of his days.
(b) She wouldn't have anything to do with him.
(c) She was actively trying to convince him to change his life but he resisted her.
(d) They were close, but the relationship was troubled.
12. What observation of John's brought him to his company's notice?
(a) That the sound from a certain system was not as good as it could be.
(b) That the speakers were using more expensive components than they needed.
(c) That the speakers for a show were breaking down.
(d) That by wiring the musicians' instruments, he could create unique effects.
13. What story did John get some insight into at this time?
(a) Dr. Finch explained his crazy behavior.
(b) His mother told him why she had separated from his father.
(c) Mary told him why she hadn't been talking to him.
(d) He discovered the definition of Aspergers syndrome.
14. Would would Doug do when John Robison was playing?
(a) Annoy him.
(b) Help him.
(c) Stop him.
(d) Complement him.
15. Who is Betsy?
(a) John Robison's babysitter.
(b) John Robison's first-grade teacher.
(c) A friend of John Robison's mother.
(d) John Robison's playmate.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Jim Boughton make with his creation?
2. What was missing from the thing John and his friends found in the woods?
3. What does John say he can now see about his mother?
4. How did John Robison feel when he was around other kids?
5. What warning did Jim give the firemen who responded to the fire?
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