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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 two tests were given Daniel to diagnosis his epilepsy?
(a) EEG and MRI.
(b) Bloodwork and skin testing.
(c) CAT and MRI.
(d) X-ray and EEG.

2. What is Daniel's rare condition known as?
(a) Pervasive Delayed Disorder.
(b) Attention Developmental Disorder.
(c) Savant Syndrome.
(d) Severe Autism.

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

4. How did Daniel get to play the lead role in a school play when the actor got ill?
(a) He was offered it but refused out of fear.
(b) He was the understudy for the role.
(c) He studied the role and was able to memorize it overnight.
(d) He had memorized every line of dialogue from watching rehearsals.

5. What does Daniel do to compensate for his lack of friends?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He plays with his siblings.
(c) He writes in journals.
(d) He creates imaginary ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Daniel stop playing in chess tournaments?

2. When Daniel's father was just a child, what was his main chore in life?

3. What was the name of the boy Daniel made friends with in secondary school?

4. What is Daniel's condition concerning epilepsy now?

5. By what quality can Daniel recognize every prime number up to 9,973?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. From when he was two-years-old, Daniel began to bang his head repeatedly against walls. Why might he have done this and what did his parents do to stop him?

3. What role did epilepsy play in Daniel's being an autistic savant?

4. What makes Daniel consider his parents to be his heroes?

5. There were only a few places where Daniel felt safe and calm. Where were those places and why did they calm him?

6. Why did Daniel experience feelings of anxiety throughout his schooldays?

7. Why was Daniel able to score so well on weekly vocabulary or spelling tests?

8. Why doesn't Daniel remember or notice the names or faces of fellow classmates in nursery school?

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

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

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