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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Proofreading.
(c) Counting.
(d) Computers.

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

5. Into what genre would this book fall?
(a) Fiction.
(b) Memoir.
(c) Historical Fiction.
(d) Biography.

6. When Daniel had his second seizure, what did his father do?
(a) Held him down to secure him.
(b) Called his wife for help.
(c) Brought him to the hospital in a taxi.
(d) Called an ambulance and waited.

7. Which obsession of Daniel's caused his parents to be quite frustrated?
(a) Painting.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Taking buses.
(d) Collecting things.

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

9. When Daniel went alone to Nantes in France for ten days to stay with a French family, how did he cope?
(a) His anxieties made him return home early.
(b) He loved it there and refused to go home.
(c) He cried every night.
(d) He coped very well.

10. What was one of the first words that Daniel learned to write?
(a) Apple.
(b) Mother.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Look.

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

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

13. How did Daniel mix with other children his age?
(a) He was a loner.
(b) He was sociable.
(c) He scared them off.
(d) He was the life of the party.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To Daniel, one of the most important things in school was:

3. What alphabet first prompted Daniel's interest in different languages?

4. What did Daniel like so much about the books he piled up in his room?

5. What two tests were given Daniel to diagnosis his epilepsy?

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