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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What health issue did Daniel's grandfather have?
(a) Mental illness.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

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

4. In secondary school, how did Daniel spend his playground or recess time?
(a) In the teacher's lounge.
(b) Receiving extra tutoring in handwriting.
(c) In the library, reading.
(d) Out on the playground.

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

6. Who in Daniel's family had also suffered from epilepsy?
(a) His mother's father.
(b) His maternal aunt.
(c) His father's brother.
(d) His father's father.

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. A game Daniel played with his siblings involved collecting books. What did they do with books?
(a) They read them to one another.
(b) They organized them as a library would.
(c) They donated them to libraries.
(d) They built towers with them.

14. What did Daniel like so much about the books he piled up in his room?
(a) The pictures were nice.
(b) The ink was black.
(c) The stories were interesting.
(d) They had numbers on them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item did Daniel break in school that cost him a letter of apology and his parents' money?

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

3. What was Daniel's favorite book on the nursery book shelf?

4. A brilliant painter who suffered from seizures was:

5. What made Daniel stop playing in chess tournaments?

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