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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 bodily system does spinning balance?

2. What Biblical figure does the minister figure says symbolizes a door?

3. What kind of therapy can help an autistic child receive touch more readily?

4. What is the name of the machine Temple builds in this chapter?

5. Why does Temple have a nerve attack when she goes home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Temple find out about brain surgery research in Chapter 13?

2. How does Temple learn to stop hitting people?

3. How does Temple's machine help her?

4. Why does Temple do badly on the oral direction sub-test?

5. How does Temple use visual images to help her in daily life?

6. Why is it important to encourage an autistic's interests?

7. What does Temple's mother say in her letter to her daughter?

8. Where does Temple find temporary relief from her nerve attacks?

9. How does Temple get on working with the cowboys and the cattle in Chapter 12?

10. How does Temple try and help the animals she works with in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How is Temple's book important in changing people's perceptions of mental illness? How much does it help that she is a well established doctor? What dangers are there in people connecting such illnesses with high achievers?

Essay Topic 3

Examine autism as described in the book.

1) How does an autistic think compared to a more normal person?

2) How can an autistic learn differently?

3) Define a stable state of mind.

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