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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 Temple's mother say Temple is not?

2. What does Temple try to do with the hat?

3. What happens to neurons in the brain of an autistic?

4. Which of the following is a symptom of autism?

5. What kind of world does Temple say she lived in as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does autism affect Temple's speech?

2. How does Temple react when the glass from the car window falls on her?

3. What is perserveration?

4. How does Temple manage to endear herself to the other students?

5. Describe how Temple almost killed her mother and sister.

6. What does Carlock point out as Temple's good points?

7. What does Bernard Rimland note about Temple's autism in the foreword?

8. Why does Temple think she excels at creative subjects?

9. How does Temple get into trouble at Summer camp?

10. What does Temple's mother say about Temple in her letter to a psychologist?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how each of the following aided Temple in her recovery against manic depression"

1) Medication

2) Family

3) Psychiatry

4) Work

Essay Topic 2

Examine Temple's writing style. How would you describe her prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? Does she use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Temple's style give to her story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

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