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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In secondary school, how did Daniel spend his playground or recess time?

2. The Tammet family moved several times. One of the homes was located:

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

4. What mathematical chess problem does Daniel diagram in detail in his book?

5. In what voice is the story told?

Short Essay Questions

1. Epilepsy had an impact upon Daniel in some ways. What are they?

2. Although Daniel did not interact with other children at the nursery, he did not feel lonely. Why was this?

3. Professor Allan Snyder believes that savant abilities may be in everyone. How does he feel that Daniels abilities were unlocked?

4. When Daniel began secondary school, why did he go to the library during recess and eat lunch alone?

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

6. In what way does Daniel think about numbers?

7. Why did Daniel's brothers and sisters play "games" with him such as ironing clothes and collecting books around the house to categorize?

8. 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?

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

10. Daniel seems to cry nonstop as a baby even into his first year of life. What is his parent's attitude toward constant crying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a very young child, Daniel is a constant crier. His mother is told he has colic. Yet his crying goes on past the stage of ordinarily colicky babies. Do you think his crying stemmed from colic? Is there any connection between his crying and his autism?

Essay Topic 2

Daniel's parents enroll him in nursery school where he keeps to himself and is fascinated with textures and watching the floor as he walks. Current knowledge about autism and Asperger's syndrome recommends that those children be around others for social stimulation as much as possible. Do you think going to nursery school was the best thing for Daniel? Did it help him in any way? Did it do any damage? Did anything change for him at home as a result?

Essay Topic 3

Daniel meets his partner, Neil, on the internet. What is it about the computer that makes life so much easier for him? Why does he and others on the autistic spectrum find communication on the internet reassuring? How does the computer become one of his life's focuses?

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