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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. Why is learning new languages easier if you already know more than one?
(a) Languages belong to "families" of related, similar languages.
(b) All languages have the same syntax rules.
(c) Each language is a separate color in your mind.
(d) Your brain is in a receptive mode.

2. What was the first foreign language that Daniel learned from a neighbor?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Greek.
(c) Finnish.
(d) French.

3. What illness struck Daniel's father when Daniel was ten years old?
(a) A mental breakdown.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. What is Daniel's condition concerning epilepsy now?
(a) He is still on medication but is seizure-free.
(b) He is seizure-free and off medication.
(c) He still has break through seizures.
(d) He is off all medication but still has occasional seizures.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Neil and Daniel try to encourage their cat, Jay, to learn social skills and become more approachable?

2. In Chapter 5, why are Daniel's parents always concerned about him?

3. What numerical calculation is Daniel's favorite type to do?

4. Is epilepsy a cause or a symptom of brain injury?

5. Where did Daniel's father end up living for a year and a half when he was a child?

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