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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, Reykjavik, New York, Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Tammet family need to bargain hunt in charity shops and do their own home repairs?
(a) Salaries had been sharply cut at the time.
(b) Both parents decided to stay home and raise the family.
(c) Daniel's father had gotten fired.
(d) They were all lazy and did not want to work.

2. Some scientists believe that metaphors may be the result of:
(a) Creative visual/spatial language.
(b) Phonemic inflections of word sounds.
(c) Higher level thinking in poets.
(d) Synesthestic experiences and linguistic creativity.

3. What type of epilepsy was Daniel diagnosed with?
(a) Simple partial.
(b) Reflex.
(c) Frontal lobe.
(d) Temporal lobe.

4. 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 loud crying.
(c) With giggles.
(d) He didn't notice.

5. How many languages does Daniel know?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) One.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of language does Daniel find most confusing because of his Asperger's?

2. Where is Daniel assigned to go as a volunteer?

3. What was Daniel's oldest brother named?

4. As the Tammet family grew in size, what did they do to accommodate three additional children?

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

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