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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. What did Daniel always look for in the library when he was younger?

2. What health issue did Daniel's grandfather have?

3. What is the name of the school play that Daniel's friend had a leading role in?

4. What is Asperger's Syndrome?

5. When Daniel's mother was growing up, what did she consider herself to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reasons did Daniel prefer non-fiction to fiction?

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

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

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

5. Daniel was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy. How does this diagnosis make sense, considering Daniel's symptoms?

6. What makes Daniel consider his parents to be his heroes?

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

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

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

10. In what ways does Asperger's syndrome, the kind of autism Daniel has, affect his life?

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

Even after having found Neil, Daniel continues to have problems interacting with people on a social level. What problem still exists for him and why? Is this something that will improve with time? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Daniel states in his book that his parents are his heroes. Discuss why he would make that statement. What did his parents do for him?

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