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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. How did Daniel have to prove that he had learned Icelandic in four days?
(a) Speak Icelandic on a televised show.
(b) Converse only in Icelandic for an entire day.
(c) Make a public speech on the radio.
(d) Teach that language to English-speaking people.

2. What is Daniel's main role as a volunteer in Lithuania?
(a) Writing.
(b) Teaching English.
(c) Math tutor.
(d) Social worker.

3. What happens to Jay in 2004?
(a) She becomes litter trained.
(b) She has kittens.
(c) She dies.
(d) She runs away.

4. What type of language does Daniel find most confusing because of his Asperger's?
(a) Idiomatic language.
(b) Symbolic language.
(c) Foreign language.
(d) Semantic language.

5. Why does Daniel say people are surprised when he tells them he is a Christian?
(a) He dislikes being with too many other people.
(b) They believe being autistic makes abstract thought too difficult.
(c) His thought process is too logical.
(d) He was not brought up Christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the name "pi" come from?

2. How does Daniel view a sequence of numbers in his head?

3. What was the toughest part of the challenge to learn Icelandic for Daniel?

4. Daniel sees a tarakona in his kitchen. What is that?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Daniel's partner, Neil, similar to Daniel?

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

5. What aspects of language does Daniel find more difficult than others to understand?

6. When Daniel goes on an interview for a library position, why does he most likely not get the job?

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

8. What were some of the biggest concerns about Daniel's involvement with the documentary and how did he overcome them?

9. 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?

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

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