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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he walked around, what did Daniel focus on?
(a) Where he was going.
(b) Up above his head.
(c) His arms as they moved.
(d) His feet.

2. Daniel cried to get inside a bookstore because of a certain book. What was it?
(a) Mr. Men.
(b) Thomas the Tank Engine.
(c) The Little Engine That Could.
(d) Pippi Longstocking.

3. For what school project did Daniel receive a top grade?
(a) His report on chestnuts.
(b) The project about coin collecting.
(c) The project on the Seoul Olympics.
(d) His development of math puzzles.

4. What is frontotemporal dementia (FTD)?
(a) A type of Alzheimer's disease.
(b) A newly discovered form of epilepsy.
(c) A degenerative brain disease.
(d) An allergic reaction to certain flowers.

5. How does Daniel experience numbers?
(a) As bits of food.
(b) As letters of the alphabet.
(c) As numbers, shapes, and colors.
(d) The same way you and I do.

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

7. What is the name of the German boy that Daniel wanted to be closer to in secondary school?
(a) Hans.
(b) Herman.
(c) Jens.
(d) Johan.

8. There were everyday activities children learn that Daniel took much longer than average to do. One of these was:
(a) Washing up.
(b) Telling left from right.
(c) Reading.
(d) Talking.

9. Why did William John Edward's wife divorce him?
(a) She did not have long to live and wanted her husband to remarry.
(b) Doctors told her to move on because of her husband's mental illness.
(c) She was in love with someone else.
(d) Her husband had cheated on her and she felt she had no choice.

10. During conversations, Daniel finds it difficult to:
(a) Speak loudly.
(b) Smile.
(c) Stay on topic.
(d) Think.

11. What alphabet first prompted Daniel's interest in different languages?
(a) The Phoenician alphabet.
(b) The Hebrew alphabet.
(c) The Greek alphabet.
(d) The Arabic alphabet.

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

13. How was Daniel's development as a child with walking and speaking?
(a) Severely delayed.
(b) Gifted.
(c) Age-appropriate.
(d) No one was sure.

14. What mathematical chess problem does Daniel diagram in detail in his book?
(a) Castling.
(b) Checkmate.
(c) Knight's Tour.
(d) Check.

15. What 1988 film featured a character having a syndrome similar to Daniel's?
(a) The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
(b) A Cry in the Dark.
(c) Brain Damage.
(d) Rain Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Daniel's parents have to clear the floor in his room at night, leave a hall light, on and put a gate at the top of the stairs?

2. Daniel was relentless at doing one thing when he was a baby. What was that?

3. How did Daniel's parents describe his personality to others?

4. What made Daniel stop playing in chess tournaments?

5. What was Daniel's favorite shape?

(see the answer keys)

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