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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. Why does Daniel let Neil shave his face for him?
(a) He cannot hold a razor comfortably in hands.
(b) He cannot be trusted with a razor.
(c) He would otherwise grow a very long beard.
(d) He finds the sensations too irritating to do it comfortably himself.

2. How many digits of pi was Daniel able to recite to beat the record?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 22,514.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 32,500.

3. What was Daniel's mood like on the flight to California?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Optimistic.

4. To what Lithuanian city was Daniel assigned to volunteer?
(a) Visaginas.
(b) Palanga.
(c) Kretinga.
(d) Kaunas.

5. What caused Daniel to be interested in learning Spanish?
(a) A conversation with Neil's mother about Spain.
(b) Neil spoke the language.
(c) He was about to take a trip to Mexico.
(d) A television show he watched that was in Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has love changed Daniel?

2. Why is learning new languages easier if you already know more than one?

3. In what experiment did Daniel participate with Dr. Gary Morgan in 2005?

4. When Daniel is interrupted during the interview with a question, what is his first reaction?

5. How was Daniel's verbal practice of pi recitation frustrating for him?

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 Daniel think about creating his own private language when he was young?

4. Why do you think the woman who interviewed Daniel at the Volunteer Services Overseas office might have thought he was a perfect candidate to teach English overseas?

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

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

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

8. Why does Daniel want to do a fundraiser for the Epilepsy Society?

9. What is Daniel's relationship with words?

10. Why did Daniel end up walking up the steep hill of Volunteer Ave. on his commute to the Volunteer Center?

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