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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. When Daniel went alone to Nantes in France for ten days to stay with a French family, how did he cope?
(a) His anxieties made him return home early.
(b) He coped very well.
(c) He loved it there and refused to go home.
(d) He cried every night.

2. How does Daniel feel about having met with Kim Peek?
(a) He is upset that Kim cannot converse better with him.
(b) It is depressing that Kim cannot care for himself.
(c) He wishes Kim lived in England.
(d) It is one of the happiest moments of his life.

3. What method does Daniel explain to the reader on how to test for a prime number?
(a) The Cyrene Method.
(b) The Sieve of Eratosthenes.
(c) The Prime Method of Calculation.
(d) The Colander of Pyrogenes.

4. What was one of the first words that Daniel learned to write?
(a) Lemon.
(b) Apple.
(c) Mother.
(d) Look.

5. What is the last challenge the documentary makers have for Daniel?
(a) To return to Lithuania and speak about himself.
(b) To recite pi publicly.
(c) To learn a new language in one week.
(d) To begin a language website.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Daniel's development as a child with walking and speaking?

2. What conversational tactic has Daniel used over the years that does not work well within his relationship with Neil?

3. One of the school tasks that Daniel found most difficult was:

4. What was the toughest part of the challenge to learn Icelandic for Daniel?

5. What is Daniel's main role as a volunteer in Lithuania?

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