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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Asperger's Syndrome?
(a) A mild degree of schizophrenia.
(b) A mild, high-functioning form of autism.
(c) An IQ score of over 170.
(d) A debilitating form of autism.

2. 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?
(a) For home security purposes.
(b) Daniel liked everything clean and well-lit and closed up at night.
(c) So his brother, Lee, would not get hurt.
(d) Daniel sometimes walked in his sleep.

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

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

5. All three of Daniel's different childhood addresses were what type of number?
(a) Prime numbers.
(b) Even numbers.
(c) Odd numbers.
(d) Four digit numbers.

6. What is Daniel's condition concerning epilepsy now?
(a) He is seizure-free and off medication.
(b) He is off all medication but still has occasional seizures.
(c) He still has break through seizures.
(d) He is still on medication but is seizure-free.

7. What was Daniel's favorite subject in secondary school?
(a) Math.
(b) French.
(c) Art.
(d) English.

8. When Daniel's father took a different route to nursery school one morning, how did Daniel react?
(a) He didn't notice.
(b) With giggles.
(c) With amazement at the new streets.
(d) With loud crying.

9. What item did Daniel break in school that cost him a letter of apology and his parents' money?
(a) His desk.
(b) The teacher's glass apple.
(c) Plates in the lunchroom.
(d) The class door window.

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

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

12. When Daniel joins his brother, Lee, and his friend, Eddie, on a week's holiday with Eddie's family, how does Daniel act?
(a) He enjoyed himself and did not want to leave.
(b) He would not join them in activities.
(c) He was no longer withdrawn.
(d) He had a fight with Eddie.

13. At the age of two, where did Daniel begin to go on a daily basis?
(a) Physical therapy.
(b) A childcare center.
(c) The children's hospital.
(d) Nursery school.

14. When he feels very stressed, what does Daniel do?
(a) Count to ten thousand.
(b) Count the powers of 2.
(c) Yoga breathing.
(d) Breathe into a paper bag.

15. Daniel overcame many of his difficulties learning things as a child because of
(a) Corporal punishment.
(b) His epilepsy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Perseverance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What error did Daniel make out of nervousness at taking the public bus home from secondary school the first day?

2. What is frontotemporal dementia (FTD)?

3. What is Daniel's rare condition known as?

4. What did Daniel always look for in the library when he was younger?

5. How does Daniel "see" words and language?

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