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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, School Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Daniel consider his first language to be?
(a) English.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Numbers.
(d) Spanish

2. A famous Russian writer who had a form of temporal lobe epilepsy was:
(a) Andreyev.
(b) Dostoyevsky.
(c) Lermontov.
(d) Chekhov.

3. For what school project did Daniel receive a top grade?
(a) The project on the Seoul Olympics.
(b) His development of math puzzles.
(c) The project about coin collecting.
(d) His report on chestnuts.

4. Daniel was relentless at doing one thing when he was a baby. What was that?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Crying.

5. Which obsession of Daniel's caused his parents to be quite frustrated?
(a) Painting.
(b) Collecting things.
(c) Taking buses.
(d) Numbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two tests were given Daniel to diagnosis his epilepsy?

2. Why did the Tammet family need to bargain hunt in charity shops and do their own home repairs?

3. Sometimes, when Daniel is falling asleep at night, what does he see in his mind?

4. What alphabet first prompted Daniel's interest in different languages?

5. To Daniel, one of the most important things in school was:

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