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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. Is epilepsy a cause or a symptom of brain injury?
(a) A cause.
(b) A symptom.
(c) Neither.
(d) It is difficult to determine.

2. 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) Daniel's father had gotten fired.
(c) Both parents decided to stay home and raise the family.
(d) They were all lazy and did not want to work.

3. What does Daniel do to compensate for his lack of friends?
(a) He creates imaginary ones.
(b) He writes in journals.
(c) He plays with his siblings.
(d) Nothing.

4. What made Daniel groggy at times and sensitive to sunlight?
(a) The lack of vegetables in his diet.
(b) His medication for epilepsy.
(c) His lack of a good night's sleep.
(d) His seizures.

5. One of the school tasks that Daniel found most difficult was:
(a) Writing letters and words.
(b) Doing math.
(c) Singing.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of words does Daniel find most difficult?

2. About how many children in Britain with an autistic spectrum disorder develop a certain type of epilepsy by adolescence?

3. Who meets Daniel at the airport on his return trip to London?

4. At the age of eleven, Daniel was fascinated by the complexity of history. What did he create that involved history?

5. Who is Kim Peek?

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