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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 is the name of the school play that Daniel's friend had a leading role in?
(a) A Christmas Carol.
(b) Sweeney Todd.
(c) West Side Story.
(d) Mary Poppins.

2. Is epilepsy a cause or a symptom of brain injury?
(a) A cause.
(b) It is difficult to determine.
(c) Neither.
(d) A symptom.

3. When Daniel's class watched the program Dark Towers, Daniel realized that he was:
(a) Happy.
(b) Intrigued.
(c) Different.
(d) Frightened.

4. What sensory feeling disturbed Daniel?
(a) Putting his head on a pillow.
(b) Brushing his teeth.
(c) Washing his hands.
(d) Having his nails cut.

5. What has Daniel's brother, Steven, been diagnosed with?
(a) Severe Autism.
(b) Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
(c) Clinical Depression.
(d) Asperger's Syndrome.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Daniel's mother was growing up, what did she consider herself to be?

3. About how many children in Britain with an autistic spectrum disorder develop a certain type of epilepsy by adolescence?

4. Which obsession of Daniel's caused his parents to be quite frustrated?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did some of the children in primary school call Daniel a crybaby?

2. What differentiates people with Asperger's syndrome?

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

4. Why do you think Kevin, Daniel's father, tells his wife who is pregnant with Daniel, "Whatever happens, we'll love him."

5. What is synesthesia and how does it affect Daniel?

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

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

8. What changes occurred in Daniel's parents' relationship when his father returned home?

9. In what way does Daniel think about numbers?

10. Why did Daniel never get to meet his paternal grandfather?

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