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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, A Very Large Slice of Pi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Daniel view a sequence of numbers in his head?
(a) He sees numbers and their shapes, leaving out the annoying ones.
(b) He hears the numbers and sees lights that form a portrait.
(c) He sees colors, shapes, and textures that form landscapes.
(d) He imagines the numbers as food and beach pebbles.

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

3. Who taught Daniel how to play chess when Daniel was thirteen?
(a) His brother, Lee.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Rehan.

4. In Chapter 5, why are Daniel's parents always concerned about him?
(a) He spends too much time alone in his room.
(b) He spends too much time alone outside.
(c) He will not eat.
(d) He refuses to read books.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is frontotemporal dementia (FTD)?

2. Where does the name "pi" come from?

3. What type of epilepsy was Daniel diagnosed with?

4. What made Daniel stop playing in chess tournaments?

5. What is synesthesia?

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