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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, Odd One Out.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item did Daniel break in school that cost him a letter of apology and his parents' money?
(a) His desk.
(b) Plates in the lunchroom.
(c) The class door window.
(d) The teacher's glass apple.

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

3. What did Daniel always look for in the library when he was younger?
(a) A book with his name on it.
(b) Books about savants.
(c) A book about numbers.
(d) The most colorful books.

4. What was Daniel intrigued with in nursery school?
(a) Music.
(b) Other children's faces.
(c) Textures on the ground.
(d) Lights.

5. When Daniel's father took a different route to nursery school one morning, how did Daniel react?
(a) He didn't notice.
(b) With loud crying.
(c) With amazement at the new streets.
(d) With giggles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Daniel's oldest brother named?

2. What was the first foreign language that Daniel learned from a neighbor?

3. When his behavior was good, how did Daniel's parents reward him?

4. When he feels very stressed, what does Daniel do?

5. What is one of the reasons Daniel Tammet wrote this memoir?

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