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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, Struck by Lightning: Epilepsy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A brilliant painter who suffered from seizures was:
(a) Manet.
(b) Van Gogh.
(c) Rembrandt.
(d) Monet.

2. What is Daniel's rare condition known as?
(a) Severe Autism.
(b) Attention Developmental Disorder.
(c) Pervasive Delayed Disorder.
(d) Savant Syndrome.

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

4. How did Daniel spend a lot of his time in the house on Blithbury Road?
(a) Writing.
(b) Playing with trains.
(c) Watching television.
(d) In his room, being silent.

5. How does Daniel experience numbers?
(a) As bits of food.
(b) As numbers, shapes, and colors.
(c) The same way you and I do.
(d) As letters of the alphabet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What diet did Daniel prefer as a child?

2. When Daniel had his second seizure, what did his father do?

3. Why does Daniel think sudden, loud noises bothered him so much as a child?

4. How was Daniel's development as a child with walking and speaking?

5. What was Daniel's oldest brother named?

(see the answer key)

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