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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven, Ticket to Kaunas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Tammet family need to bargain hunt in charity shops and do their own home repairs?
(a) Daniel's father had gotten fired.
(b) They were all lazy and did not want to work.
(c) Both parents decided to stay home and raise the family.
(d) Salaries had been sharply cut at the time.

2. What is Daniel's apartment like in the new country where he volunteers?
(a) Spacious.
(b) Decrepit.
(c) Tiny.
(d) Newly built.

3. What illness struck Daniel's father when Daniel was ten years old?
(a) A mental breakdown.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. What diet did Daniel prefer as a child?
(a) Potatoes, juice, and crackers.
(b) Candy and meat.
(c) Cereal, bread, and milk.
(d) Orange vegetables and bacon.

5. Daniel developed a love for a certain type of story as a child. These were:
(a) Mysteries.
(b) Fairy tales.
(c) Horror stories.
(d) Love stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of Daniel's teachers, Mr. Thraves, threw away a collection that Daniel had brought to school. What was it a collection of?

2. How is it possible to acquire savant skills?

3. At the age of two, where did Daniel begin to go on a daily basis?

4. In Chapter 6, Daniel discusses an awkward love note he handed to someone when he was sixteen. How did this person respond?

5. When Daniel's father was just a child, what was his main chore in life?

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