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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Daniel's class watched the program Dark Towers, Daniel realized that he was:
(a) Different.
(b) Intrigued.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Happy.

4. How does the narrator know that he was born on a Wednesday?
(a) The date is blue in his mind and Wednesdays are always blue.
(b) He looked up the date on a calendar.
(c) His mother reminds him of this.
(d) A physician told him.

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

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

7. How did Daniel spend a lot of his time in the house on Blithbury Road?
(a) Playing with trains.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Writing.
(d) In his room, being silent.

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

9. As the Tammet family grew in size, what did they do to accommodate three additional children?
(a) They moved to a larger home.
(b) The parents moved into the living area.
(c) They renovated the house.
(d) More siblings had to share bedrooms.

10. Daniel was once looking at his favorite book during story time. What did he begin to do that had everyone looking at him?
(a) Spin around.
(b) Hum to himself.
(c) Walk away.
(d) Read the book aloud.

11. What diet did Daniel prefer as a child?
(a) Cereal, bread, and milk.
(b) Candy and meat.
(c) Potatoes, juice, and crackers.
(d) Orange vegetables and bacon.

12. What was the first foreign language that Daniel learned from a neighbor?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) Greek.
(d) Finnish.

13. Daniel developed a love for a certain type of story as a child. These were:
(a) Horror stories.
(b) Fairy tales.
(c) Mysteries.
(d) Love stories.

14. When Daniel talks to himself, it helps him in what way?
(a) Practice having a conversation.
(b) Understand what he is doing.
(c) Hear his own voice.
(d) Calm down and focus.

15. What made Daniel stop playing in chess tournaments?
(a) It was too easy for him to win most of the time.
(b) There was not enough money in it.
(c) He would lose if distracted or if something unexpected happened.
(d) He became bored.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one of the reasons Daniel Tammet wrote this memoir?

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

4. In Chapter 5, why are Daniel's parents always concerned about him?

5. What was the name of the boy Daniel made friends with in secondary school?

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