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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What sensory feeling disturbed Daniel?
(a) Having his nails cut.
(b) Washing his hands.
(c) Brushing his teeth.
(d) Putting his head on a pillow.

4. What is one method Daniel's parents teach him to use to cope with his emotions?
(a) Doing yoga.
(b) Counting to ten.
(c) Deep breathing.
(d) Skipping rope.

5. What did Daniel like so much about the books he piled up in his room?
(a) They had numbers on them.
(b) The ink was black.
(c) The pictures were nice.
(d) The stories were interesting.

6. About how many children in Britain with an autistic spectrum disorder develop a certain type of epilepsy by adolescence?
(a) A third.
(b) One percent.
(c) Nearly none.
(d) Half.

7. What was Daniel's oldest brother named?
(a) Paul.
(b) Peter.
(c) Simon.
(d) Lee.

8. Two of the secondary school subjects that Daniel struggled with were:
(a) Health and computer programming.
(b) Woodworking and physical education.
(c) Woodworking and public speaking.
(d) Physical education and biology.

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

10. When Daniel had his second seizure, what did his father do?
(a) Brought him to the hospital in a taxi.
(b) Called his wife for help.
(c) Held him down to secure him.
(d) Called an ambulance and waited.

11. How did Daniel mix with other children his age?
(a) He was a loner.
(b) He scared them off.
(c) He was the life of the party.
(d) He was sociable.

12. In Chapter 6, Daniel discusses an awkward love note he handed to someone when he was sixteen. How did this person respond?
(a) He said he could not be the person Daniel wanted him to be.
(b) He belittled Daniel and threatened to tell everyone about it.
(c) He laughed in Daniel's face.
(d) He told Daniel he felt the same way.

13. Why does Daniel think sudden, loud noises bothered him so much as a child?
(a) He thought he might get hurt.
(b) He was nervous in general.
(c) They hurt his infected ears.
(d) They were unexpected and frightening.

14. What has Daniel's brother, Steven, been diagnosed with?
(a) Asperger's Syndrome.
(b) Severe Autism.
(c) Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
(d) Clinical Depression.

15. What two tests were given Daniel to diagnosis his epilepsy?
(a) Bloodwork and skin testing.
(b) EEG and MRI.
(c) CAT and MRI.
(d) X-ray and EEG.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which obsession of Daniel's caused his parents to be quite frustrated?

2. The Tammet family moved several times. One of the homes was located:

3. How did Daniel get to play the lead role in a school play when the actor got ill?

4. What was one of the first words that Daniel learned to write?

5. Daniel was once looking at his favorite book during story time. What did he begin to do that had everyone looking at him?

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