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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. Six months after meeting Neil, what does Daniel do?
(a) Moves in with him.
(b) Leaves him.
(c) Tells his parents about him.
(d) Goes to work for him.

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

3. During grade school Daniel longs for:
(a) Better teachers.
(b) A friend.
(c) Excitement.
(d) A part-time job.

4. Who did Daniel help with advice on learning Romanian?
(a) His Lithuanian friend, Birute.
(b) Neil's mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His friend, Ian.

5. How does Daniel "see" words and language?
(a) As colors and textures.
(b) As other languages.
(c) As multiplication tables.
(d) As numbers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. All three of Daniel's different childhood addresses were what type of number?

3. What is frontotemporal dementia (FTD)?

4. Who in Daniel's family had also suffered from epilepsy?

5. How many digits of pi was Daniel able to recite to beat the record?

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