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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, A Very Large Slice of Pi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is synesthesia?
(a) A disease whereby one's limbs fall asleep.
(b) A rare neurological mixing of the senses.
(c) An extremely rare form of schizophrenia.
(d) A form of deep depression.

2. How does Daniel view a sequence of numbers in his head?
(a) He sees numbers and their shapes, leaving out the annoying ones.
(b) He imagines the numbers as food and beach pebbles.
(c) He hears the numbers and sees lights that form a portrait.
(d) He sees colors, shapes, and textures that form landscapes.

3. What is the name of the German boy that Daniel wanted to be closer to in secondary school?
(a) Johan.
(b) Jens.
(c) Hans.
(d) Herman.

4. One of the school tasks that Daniel found most difficult was:
(a) Reading.
(b) Singing.
(c) Doing math.
(d) Writing letters and words.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Daniel talks to himself, it helps him in what way?

2. Who did Daniel help with advice on learning Romanian?

3. When Daniel's father took a different route to nursery school one morning, how did Daniel react?

4. Why did William John Edward's wife divorce him?

5. What did Daniel like so much about the books he piled up in his room?

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