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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item did Daniel break in school that cost him a letter of apology and his parents' money?
(a) The class door window.
(b) The teacher's glass apple.
(c) His desk.
(d) Plates in the lunchroom.

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

3. What is synesthesia?
(a) An extremely rare form of schizophrenia.
(b) A form of deep depression.
(c) A disease whereby one's limbs fall asleep.
(d) A rare neurological mixing of the senses.

4. What was Daniel's favorite book on the nursery book shelf?
(a) Goodnight Moon.
(b) The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
(c) Guess How Much I Love You.
(d) Little Red Riding Hood.

5. What is one method Daniel's parents teach him to use to cope with his emotions?
(a) Counting to ten.
(b) Skipping rope.
(c) Doing yoga.
(d) Deep breathing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Tammet family moved several times. One of the homes was located:

3. Two of the secondary school subjects that Daniel struggled with were:

4. At the age of two, where did Daniel begin to go on a daily basis?

5. Why did the Tammet family need to bargain hunt in charity shops and do their own home repairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Daniel compare himself to Raymond Babbitt of the movie, Rain Man?

2. What led Daniel to make up his imaginary friend, Anne?

3. How did Daniel's father's mental breakdown slowly show signs of happening?

4. Although Daniel did not interact with other children at the nursery, he did not feel lonely. Why was this?

5. Daniel sees days and dates in a certain way. How does he see his birth date as a certain color?

6. Why did Daniel's brothers and sisters play "games" with him such as ironing clothes and collecting books around the house to categorize?

7. Daniel had issues with brushing his teeth. What was his problem and how did he solve it?

8. For what reasons did Daniel prefer non-fiction to fiction?

9. Daniel was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy. How does this diagnosis make sense, considering Daniel's symptoms?

10. When going home from secondary school on the first day, why did Daniel take the bus going in the wrong direction?

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