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

2. When Daniel had his second seizure, what did his father do?
(a) Brought him to the hospital in a taxi.
(b) Called an ambulance and waited.
(c) Held him down to secure him.
(d) Called his wife for help.

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

4. What two tests were given Daniel to diagnosis his epilepsy?
(a) X-ray and EEG.
(b) Bloodwork and skin testing.
(c) EEG and MRI.
(d) CAT and MRI.

5. Who in Daniel's family had also suffered from epilepsy?
(a) His father's father.
(b) His mother's father.
(c) His maternal aunt.
(d) His father's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is synesthesia?

2. Professor Alan Snyder believes that autistic thought is:

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

4. What numerical calculation is Daniel's favorite type to do?

5. What 1988 film featured a character having a syndrome similar to Daniel's?

(see the answer key)

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