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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. How does John characterize his second wife's treatment of him?
(a) Patient.
(b) Abrasive.
(c) Submissive.
(d) Demanding.

2. How does John say Aspergians are typically viewed?
(a) As rude.
(b) As normal.
(c) As brilliant.
(d) As handicapped.

3. What does John say his boss assured him?
(a) That he wasn't going to be able to keep working in the industry.
(b) That it wouldn't be long before he was promoted.
(c) That he wouldn't be in the factory for long.
(d) That he wouldn't be employed for long.

4. What criticism does John make of people's decisions to marry?
(a) He says that people are often blinded to each other's faults until it's too late.
(b) He says that marriage can only work when people decide to act more like machines than like people.
(c) He says that people spend more attention on choosing a car than a mate.
(d) He says that people can never see what is obvious to everyone else around them.

5. How did his prank go awry?
(a) His coworkers got sick.
(b) An executive snorted the powder.
(c) The cops accused him of the ruse.
(d) He cut himself up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John characterize his second wife's effect on him?

2. Why does John say he had difficulty with normal conversation?

3. What force did John have at his fingertips?

4. How old was Jack when John was diagnosed with Asperger's?

5. What was John afraid of after his son's birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prank does John play on Chris when Chris comes to visit?

2. Why does John say he gives people nicknames?

3. How does John characterize people with Asperger's syndrome?

4. How does John say he made the transition from Aspergian to almost normal?

5. What reason does John give for moving back to Amherst?

6. Describe the prank John pulled involving cocaine.

7. What makes John's new wife a good match for him?

8. What was John afraid of when his son was born?

9. What hope did John nourish, as he moved back to Amherst?

10. What kinds of special effects did John Robison create for KISS?

(see the answer keys)

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