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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. Daniel developed a love for a certain type of story as a child. These were:
(a) Horror stories.
(b) Love stories.
(c) Fairy tales.
(d) Mysteries.

2. How has love changed Daniel?
(a) He has learned that he can never live alone again.
(b) It has made him aware of jealousy and other bad feelings.
(c) He is more dependent upon others.
(d) It has made him more open to others and the world around him.

3. What is Asperger's Syndrome?
(a) A mild degree of schizophrenia.
(b) A mild, high-functioning form of autism.
(c) An IQ score of over 170.
(d) A debilitating form of autism.

4. Where does the name "pi" come from?
(a) The Greek mathematician, Archimedes.
(b) The sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
(c) The word for "irrational number" in Russian.
(d) The Museum of the History of Mathematics.

5. A famous Russian writer who had a form of temporal lobe epilepsy was:
(a) Dostoyevsky.
(b) Andreyev.
(c) Lermontov.
(d) Chekhov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are nouns Daniel's favorite parts of speech?

2. What is synesthesia?

3. In secondary school, how did Daniel spend his playground or recess time?

4. What method does Daniel explain to the reader on how to test for a prime number?

5. In Chapter 8, Daniel mentions one social situation that caused him great anxiety. What was that?

(see the answer key)

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