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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 is Daniel's apartment like in the new country where he volunteers?
2. How does Daniel meet his partner, Neil?
3. Some scientists believe that metaphors may be the result of:
4. How did anyone know if Daniel was reciting pi correctly?
5. How does Daniel best learn new languages?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Daniel's partner, Neil, similar to Daniel?
2. How is Daniel's method of memorizing the digits of pi different from most other people's methods?
3. When Daniel goes on an interview for a library position, why does he most likely not get the job?
4. 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?
5. Why did the involvement in a documentary about his story make Daniel think it was the opportunity of a lifetime?
6. What were some of the biggest concerns about Daniel's involvement with the documentary and how did he overcome them?
7. Why does Daniel want to do a fundraiser for the Epilepsy Society?
8. During his training for Volunteer Services, what were the main learning goals for Daniel and the class?
9. When Daniel returns to his family's new home after a year in Lithuania, why must he readjust to living there?
10. Why did Daniel's travels and meetings during the making of Brainman and his appearances on television give him such a feeling of elation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Daniel's many obsessions. Are these obsessions the results of Asperger's or being a savant? What made others so exasperated with him? How did his parents treat these obsessions? Were they correct to do so?
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 Tammet has exposed his innermost thoughts and experiences to the world. What do you believe Daniel's main reasons are for writing his book? Who does he hope will read it? Why does he let scientists study him?
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