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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 alphabet first prompted Daniel's interest in different languages?
(a) The Greek alphabet.
(b) The Hebrew alphabet.
(c) The Arabic alphabet.
(d) The Phoenician alphabet.

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

3. For what school project did Daniel receive a top grade?
(a) The project about coin collecting.
(b) The project on the Seoul Olympics.
(c) His development of math puzzles.
(d) His report on chestnuts.

4. When he feels very stressed, what does Daniel do?
(a) Count to ten thousand.
(b) Yoga breathing.
(c) Breathe into a paper bag.
(d) Count the powers of 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Daniel's parents have to clear the floor in his room at night, leave a hall light, on and put a gate at the top of the stairs?

2. When Daniel joins his brother, Lee, and his friend, Eddie, on a week's holiday with Eddie's family, how does Daniel act?

3. What was one of the first words that Daniel learned to write?

4. During grade school Daniel longs for:

5. What is the name of the German boy that Daniel wanted to be closer to in secondary school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Daniel wanted to make friends in school. What did he do when someone spoke to him and tried to initiate conversation?

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

5. Why didn't learning in class come easily to Daniel?

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

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

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

9. In what way does Daniel think about numbers?

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

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