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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are nouns Daniel's favorite parts of speech?
(a) They are the easiest words to learn.
(b) They have a mathematical element.
(c) They are easiest for him to visualize.
(d) The tense does not change.

2. How does Daniel meet his partner, Neil?
(a) Through a newspaper ad.
(b) In school.
(c) Online.
(d) At a party.

3. What is Daniel's apartment like in the new country where he volunteers?
(a) Decrepit.
(b) Newly built.
(c) Tiny.
(d) Spacious.

4. What happens to Jay in 2004?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She has kittens.
(c) She becomes litter trained.
(d) She dies.

5. What skill did Professor Ramachandran first ask Daniel to demonstrate for him and his team?
(a) Calculations in his head.
(b) Calendar calculations.
(c) Conversational skills.
(d) Recitation of pi.

6. How did Daniel's family react to Brainman when it was shown in Britain?
(a) Compassionately.
(b) They did not watch it.
(c) Positively.
(d) Negatively.

7. Why doesn't Daniel take notes during his training?
(a) He does take notes.
(b) He cannot understand much of it.
(c) He loses his pen.
(d) He can remember everything.

8. What caused Daniel to be interested in learning Spanish?
(a) A conversation with Neil's mother about Spain.
(b) He was about to take a trip to Mexico.
(c) Neil spoke the language.
(d) A television show he watched that was in Spanish.

9. Whose photo does Daniel keep on the dresser in his kitchen?
(a) His mother's.
(b) His brother's.
(c) Neil's.
(d) His nephew's.

10. Why does Daniel's brother, Steven, require a lot of help from his family?
(a) He has leukemia.
(b) He is severely autistic.
(c) He has a rare disease.
(d) He has Asperger's Syndrome.

11. What was Daniel's mood like on the flight to California?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Optimistic.

12. What does the National Autistic Society in England suggest as a fairer alternative to a job interview for autistic people?
(a) A telephone call.
(b) Good references.
(c) A work trial.
(d) A résumé.

13. What language is Daniel learning when the book is being written?
(a) Welsh.
(b) Korean.
(c) Russian.
(d) Icelandic.

14. Where is Daniel assigned to go as a volunteer?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Africa.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Lithuania.

15. How did Daniel have to prove that he had learned Icelandic in four days?
(a) Converse only in Icelandic for an entire day.
(b) Make a public speech on the radio.
(c) Teach that language to English-speaking people.
(d) Speak Icelandic on a televised show.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method do many pi enthusiasts use to memorize pi's infinite string of digits?

2. How does Daniel feel about having met with Kim Peek?

3. Why is learning new languages easier if you already know more than one?

4. Who is Kim Peek?

5. What is the name of the educational website for learning language that Neil and Daniel created?

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