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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, Falling in Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There were everyday activities children learn that Daniel took much longer than average to do. One of these was:
(a) Talking.
(b) Telling left from right.
(c) Washing up.
(d) Reading.

2. In Chapter 8, Daniel mentions one social situation that caused him great anxiety. What was that?
(a) Someone is smoking in the restaurant he is eating in with Neil .
(b) Neil drops some silverware at home during a dinner party.
(c) A party at Ian's house becomes too crowded.
(d) Neil's parents come to visit.

3. Why does Daniel let Neil shave his face for him?
(a) He would otherwise grow a very long beard.
(b) He finds the sensations too irritating to do it comfortably himself.
(c) He cannot hold a razor comfortably in hands.
(d) He cannot be trusted with a razor.

4. Where did Daniel's father end up living for a year and a half when he was a child?
(a) In Scotland.
(b) With his ill father.
(c) In a large orphanage.
(d) In a hostel for the homeless.

5. Daniel makes his first friend in primary school. What is his name?
(a) Bob.
(b) Birut.
(c) Babak.
(d) Neil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Daniel's favorite subject in secondary school?

2. Which obsession of Daniel's caused his parents to be quite frustrated?

3. What mathematical chess problem does Daniel diagram in detail in his book?

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

5. What was the name of the boy Daniel made friends with in secondary school?

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