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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. Sometimes, when Daniel is falling asleep at night, what does he see in his mind?
(a) Bright light and many numbers.
(b) Landscapes of mountains.
(c) A dark tunnel and math books.
(d) Lakes with numbers swimming in them.

2. Why doesn't Daniel take notes during his training?
(a) He can remember everything.
(b) He does take notes.
(c) He loses his pen.
(d) He cannot understand much of it.

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

4. What is Esperanto?
(a) The esoteric language used in Wales.
(b) A blend of many languages with logical grammar.
(c) A Spanish dialect.
(d) Daniel's made-up language.

5. Daniel was relentless at doing one thing when he was a baby. What was that?
(a) Eating.
(b) Crying.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is synesthesia?

2. What sensory feeling disturbed Daniel?

3. Who in Daniel's family had also suffered from epilepsy?

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

5. What is one of the reasons Daniel Tammet wrote this memoir?

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