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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Daniel consider his first language to be?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Spanish
(c) English.
(d) Emotions.

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

4. Who are Daniel's heroes?
(a) His parents.
(b) The characters in his books.
(c) All of his teachers.
(d) He has no heroes.

5. Many people on the autistic spectrum are very good at processing information in parts instead of holistically. This explains why Daniels is so good at:
(a) Writing.
(b) Computers.
(c) Counting.
(d) Proofreading.

6. What numerical calculation is Daniel's favorite type to do?
(a) Power multiplication.
(b) Algebraic equations.
(c) Geometric equations.
(d) Finding least common denominators.

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

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

9. When Daniel's father returned home after a long hospitalization, how did the family celebrate?
(a) They went out for dinner.
(b) They all gave him welcome home gifts.
(c) They had a house party.
(d) They did not have a celebration.

10. An unorthodox game that Daniel played with his brothers and sisters was:
(a) Ironing clothes.
(b) Cleaning bathrooms.
(c) Dusting bedrooms.
(d) Washing dishes.

11. 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.

12. Where did Daniel's father end up living for a year and a half when he was a child?
(a) In Scotland.
(b) In a large orphanage.
(c) With his ill father.
(d) In a hostel for the homeless.

13. The Tammet family moved several times. One of the homes was located:
(a) Down the street from where his father worked.
(b) Just across the road from the ice cream store.
(c) Just across the street from his school.
(d) Next door to the school bully.

14. When his behavior was good, how did Daniel's parents reward him?
(a) With snacks.
(b) With pocket money.
(c) With extra time in his bedroom.
(d) With a day at the movies.

15. How many languages does Daniel know?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Daniel experience numbers?

3. Daniel makes his first friend in primary school. What is his name?

4. What made Daniel groggy at times and sensitive to sunlight?

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

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