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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To Daniel, one of the most important things in school was:
(a) His friends.
(b) Predictability.
(c) The lunch program.
(d) Sports Day.

3. What error did Daniel make out of nervousness at taking the public bus home from secondary school the first day?
(a) He took the bus going in the wrong direction.
(b) He yelled at the bus driver to hurry home.
(c) He had no money for the bus.
(d) He forgot which number bus he should take.

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

5. One of Daniel's teachers, Mr. Thraves, threw away a collection that Daniel had brought to school. What was it a collection of?
(a) Ladybirds.
(b) Leaflets.
(c) Acorns.
(d) Ants.

6. How did Daniel get to play the lead role in a school play when the actor got ill?
(a) He was the understudy for the role.
(b) He had memorized every line of dialogue from watching rehearsals.
(c) He was offered it but refused out of fear.
(d) He studied the role and was able to memorize it overnight.

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

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

9. During grade school Daniel longs for:
(a) Excitement.
(b) A part-time job.
(c) A friend.
(d) Better teachers.

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

11. What is one of the reasons Daniel Tammet wrote this memoir?
(a) He knew he would enjoy book signings.
(b) To give him perspective on his life so far.
(c) To make a lot of money in royalties.
(d) To warn others of his challenges.

12. What was Daniel's favorite shape?
(a) A hexagon.
(b) A circle.
(c) A triangle.
(d) A square.

13. In Chapter 6, Daniel goes into detail to explain a certain mathematical topic. Which topic is that?
(a) Prime numbers.
(b) Multiplication.
(c) Probability.
(d) Factoring.

14. What made Daniel groggy at times and sensitive to sunlight?
(a) His seizures.
(b) The lack of vegetables in his diet.
(c) His medication for epilepsy.
(d) His lack of a good night's sleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In secondary school, how did Daniel spend his playground or recess time?

2. What method does Daniel explain to the reader on how to test for a prime number?

3. What mathematical chess problem does Daniel diagram in detail in his book?

4. By what quality can Daniel recognize every prime number up to 9,973?

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

(see the answer keys)

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