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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. By what quality can Daniel recognize every prime number up to 9,973?
(a) Their "dagger-like" quality.
(b) Their "pebble-like" quality.
(c) Their rounded shapes.
(d) Their interesting color.

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

3. What was Daniel's oldest brother named?
(a) Paul.
(b) Lee.
(c) Simon.
(d) Peter.

4. How does the narrator know that he was born on a Wednesday?
(a) The date is blue in his mind and Wednesdays are always blue.
(b) He looked up the date on a calendar.
(c) His mother reminds him of this.
(d) A physician told him.

5. Many people on the autistic spectrum are very good at processing information in parts instead of holistically. This explains why Daniels is so good at:
(a) Counting.
(b) Proofreading.
(c) Writing.
(d) Computers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Daniel mix with other children his age?

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

3. About how many children in Britain with an autistic spectrum disorder develop a certain type of epilepsy by adolescence?

4. What diet did Daniel prefer as a child?

5. How does Daniel experience numbers?

(see the answer key)

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