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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. During conversations, Daniel finds it difficult to:
(a) Think.
(b) Smile.
(c) Stay on topic.
(d) Speak loudly.

2. What did Daniel love the most about school assemblies?
(a) The singing of hymns.
(b) Being with everyone else in the school.
(c) Standing quietly.
(d) The Pledge of Allegiance.

3. What is the name of the school play that Daniel's friend had a leading role in?
(a) West Side Story.
(b) A Christmas Carol.
(c) Sweeney Todd.
(d) Mary Poppins.

4. The Tammet family moved several times. One of the homes was located:
(a) Down the street from where his father worked.
(b) Next door to the school bully.
(c) Just across the street from his school.
(d) Just across the road from the ice cream store.

5. How was Daniel's development as a child with walking and speaking?
(a) Age-appropriate.
(b) No one was sure.
(c) Severely delayed.
(d) Gifted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Daniel overcame many of his difficulties learning things as a child because of

2. What is frontotemporal dementia (FTD)?

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

4. What made Daniel groggy at times and sensitive to sunlight?

5. When Daniel joins his brother, Lee, and his friend, Eddie, on a week's holiday with Eddie's family, how does Daniel act?

(see the answer key)

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