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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. When he feels very stressed, what does Daniel do?

2. When Daniel talks to himself, it helps him in what way?

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

4. What error did Daniel make out of nervousness at taking the public bus home from secondary school the first day?

5. To Daniel, one of the most important things in school was:

Short Essay Questions

1. Daniel's poor coordination made swimming and learning to ride a bike difficult for him. How did he eventually learn these skills?

2. Why do you think Kevin, Daniel's father, tells his wife who is pregnant with Daniel, "Whatever happens, we'll love him."

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

4. Daniel had issues with brushing his teeth. What was his problem and how did he solve it?

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

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

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. Daniel sees days and dates in a certain way. How does he see his birth date as a certain color?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider Daniel's imaginary friend, Anne.

1) Why did he need to make her and others up in his mind?

2) How real does it seem that they appear to be to him?

3) Why does he have Anne leave him and say she is dying?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Daniel is drawn to learn more about the language of Esperanto. He also develops his own language and calls it Manti. Why do you think he makes up his own language? Will he be able to speak it with anyone else? Why has his development of Manti attracted the attention of language researchers?

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