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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. The author makes the comment that trying to "meld" people into society turns people into _______ , and denies their individuality.
(a) Sodium copies.
(b) Nitrogen copies.
(c) Hydrogen copies.
(d) Carbon copies.

2. Looking back on her school career, Liane felt that she may have been better served in her education by ______.
(a) Having a tutor.
(b) Going to smaller more empathic school.
(c) Going to a private school.
(d) Going into a vocation instead.

3. Liane made it a practice to discover what ______ her friends made for themselves and then to follow them when she was around them.
(a) Activities.
(b) Rules.
(c) Values.
(d) Clothes.

4. Liane stated that she liked the speech competitions because they allowed her to try the full scope of human _____.
(a) Movements.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Expressions.
(d) Stories.

5. Liane was best at drama, and being around the speech and dramatic arts club exposed her to other ______, or those with AS.
(a) Asps.
(b) Flakes.
(c) Aspies.
(d) Aspergies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane states that others, even her friends, don't often notice her fitting in trick, but her daughter, _______, will often spot it.

2. Liane discovered that she enjoyed working with ______ and enrolled in a ceramics class.

3. All of the following researchers were involved in bringing Asperger's syndrome to the attention of the international community except______.

4. Liane lists some of the impairments that made it difficult for her to be in college and fit in with others including all of the following except _______.

5. In ballet class, Liane had difficulty learning to "move like a ______" and would hit other children who brushed into her.

Short Essay Questions

1. Liane eventually found some success in expressing herself through the speech and dramatic arts club. What did she enjoy about speech?

2. What does it mean that Asperger's Syndrome is on the spectrum of Autistic Disorders?

3. When Liane left college she moved and got a job as an instructor for the university. What did she like about the job?

4. What were some of the things that Liane liked about the ditto sheets that she would rummage through the trash to find?

5. What social challenges did Liane describe about meeting people and wanting to give them small gifts of appreciation?

6. What are some of the variables that affect the prognosis for those diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome and what is the general prognosis?

7. What does Liane describe as being one of her major challenges for interacting with her peers?

8. What were some of the ways that floating in water provided comfort to Liane when she was stressed or overwhelmed?

9. Liane gave up swimming when she realized the bilateral coordination was a problem. How was she able to creatively address this issue in pep squad?

10. What are some of the AS behaviors that Liane feels interfered with her ability to make it through her classes?

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