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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 Iceland's literacy rate?
(a) 100%.
(b) 98%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 85%.

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

3. What is the documentary about Daniel titled?
(a) Born on a Blue Day.
(b) Savant Syndrome.
(c) Daniel Tammet.
(d) Brainman.

4. What is Daniel's favorite rock group?
(a) The Fray.
(b) Red Hot Chili Peppers.
(c) Death Cab for Cutie.
(d) The Beatles.

5. How do Neil and Daniel try to encourage their cat, Jay, to learn social skills and become more approachable?
(a) They send Jay to a pet camp.
(b) They buy a kitten.
(c) They hire a trainer.
(d) They get a puppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American television show did Daniel appear on after the broadcasting of the documentary he was in?

2. What is Daniel's assignment for the volunteer organization?

3. Why are nouns Daniel's favorite parts of speech?

4. What does the National Autistic Society in England suggest as a fairer alternative to a job interview for autistic people?

5. How did Daniel have to prove that he had learned Icelandic in four days?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Daniel learned during his year in Kaunas?

2. When Daniel returns to his family's new home after a year in Lithuania, why must he readjust to living there?

3. Why did the involvement in a documentary about his story make Daniel think it was the opportunity of a lifetime?

4. Why did the scientists in California ask if Daniel could visit with them longer?

5. Why was Daniel unhappy and somewhat anxious when the producers first revealed to him their choice of language he would learn?

6. Why did Daniel think about creating his own private language when he was young?

7. Describe Daniel's state of mind as he recited pi for an audience for more than five hours.

8. How is Daniel's method of memorizing the digits of pi different from most other people's methods?

9. How did Daniel prepare himself for the airplane flight to California?

10. What locations in Iceland fascinated Daniel the most? Why?

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