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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 does the National Autistic Society in England suggest as a fairer alternative to a job interview for autistic people?
2. Why does Daniel let Neil shave his face for him?
3. How did Daniel have to prove that he had learned Icelandic in four days?
4. What type of language does Daniel find most confusing because of his Asperger's?
5. How is Daniel trained for his volunteer assignment?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did the scientists in California ask if Daniel could visit with them longer?
2. Scientists are beginning to question whether Daniel's ability with language extends to other forms of language, such as sign language. What happens when he is tested for this?
3. 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?
4. Describe Daniel's state of mind as he recited pi for an audience for more than five hours.
5. What locations in Iceland fascinated Daniel the most? Why?
6. How did Daniel prepare himself for the airplane flight to California?
7. How is Daniel's partner, Neil, similar to Daniel?
8. How is Daniel's method of memorizing the digits of pi different from most other people's methods?
9. What aspects of language does Daniel find more difficult than others to understand?
10. Why did the involvement in a documentary about his story make Daniel think it was the opportunity of a lifetime?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Daniel (as well as many others) is fascinated with pi. It is an infinite, irrational number. Daniel spends a chapter in the book explaining pi and his relationship with it. Why do you think this fascinates him? Does he see pi in the same way that he experiences other numbers and words? Why, besides raising money for epilepsy research, does Daniel learn pi to some many decimal places at all?
Essay Topic 2
Daniel achieves a great challenge by learning Icelandic in only four days. Why is this considered so difficult? How is this learning experience different from other language-learning experiences?
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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