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

2. What type of epilepsy was Daniel diagnosed with?

3. Why did Daniel's parents have to clear the floor in his room at night, leave a hall light, on and put a gate at the top of the stairs?

4. What was Daniel's favorite subject in secondary school?

5. What did Daniel like so much about the books he piled up in his room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Daniel's epilepsy not debilitating to him?

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

5. Why was Daniel able to score so well on weekly vocabulary or spelling tests?

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

7. How did Daniel's mother cope when his father entered a psychiatric hospital?

8. When going home from secondary school on the first day, why did Daniel take the bus going in the wrong direction?

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

10. How did Daniel's father's mental breakdown slowly show signs of happening?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why does Daniel find languages so fascinating? What aspects of languages are difficult for him? How does his facility with language help him in other areas of life?

Essay Topic 3

Daniel meeting Kim Peek can perhaps be compared to Bob Dylan meeting the Beatles for the first time. Kim does not converse much, but based on what he does say and his actions, what does he think about his meeting with Daniel? Are they equally impressed with one another?

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