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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine, The Gift of Tongues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, Daniel discusses an awkward love note he handed to someone when he was sixteen. How did this person respond?
(a) He belittled Daniel and threatened to tell everyone about it.
(b) He told Daniel he felt the same way.
(c) He said he could not be the person Daniel wanted him to be.
(d) He laughed in Daniel's face.

2. At the age of eleven, Daniel was fascinated by the complexity of history. What did he create that involved history?
(a) A timeline of historical facts dating from 800 B.C.
(b) A way for people to memorize a large number of historical facts.
(c) A computer program for historians.
(d) His own world of made-up historical figures and facts.

3. Who in Daniel's family had also suffered from epilepsy?
(a) His father's father.
(b) His father's brother.
(c) His mother's father.
(d) His maternal aunt.

4. Why did William John Edward's wife divorce him?
(a) Doctors told her to move on because of her husband's mental illness.
(b) She did not have long to live and wanted her husband to remarry.
(c) Her husband had cheated on her and she felt she had no choice.
(d) She was in love with someone else.

5. What was one of the things Daniel enjoyed about the chess club he joined?
(a) It was an opportunity for him to be sociable.
(b) He did not have to interact much with the other players.
(c) He could show off his skills.
(d) He could make a lot of money at tournaments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness struck Daniel's father when Daniel was ten years old?

2. Who taught Daniel how to play chess when Daniel was thirteen?

3. Is epilepsy a cause or a symptom of brain injury?

4. What made Daniel groggy at times and sensitive to sunlight?

5. What mathematical chess problem does Daniel diagram in detail in his book?

(see the answer key)

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