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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. When Daniel talks to himself, it helps him in what way?
(a) Hear his own voice.
(b) Calm down and focus.
(c) Understand what he is doing.
(d) Practice having a conversation.

2. Daniel sees a tarakona in his kitchen. What is that?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A cockroach.
(c) A grasshopper.
(d) An ant.

3. Which obsession of Daniel's caused his parents to be quite frustrated?
(a) Painting.
(b) Taking buses.
(c) Collecting things.
(d) Numbers.

4. A brilliant painter who suffered from seizures was:
(a) Van Gogh.
(b) Rembrandt.
(c) Manet.
(d) Monet.

5. What caused Daniel to be interested in learning Spanish?
(a) He was about to take a trip to Mexico.
(b) A television show he watched that was in Spanish.
(c) A conversation with Neil's mother about Spain.
(d) Neil spoke the language.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Daniel's father took a different route to nursery school one morning, how did Daniel react?

2. How did anyone know if Daniel was reciting pi correctly?

3. When Daniel had his second seizure, what did his father do?

4. What happens to Jay in 2004?

5. How is it possible to acquire savant skills?

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