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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. Where does Temple have to put the cattle?

2. What is the name of Temple's occupational therapist friend?

3. What should people be cautious about introducing autistic children to?

4. What does Temple write her master's thesis on?

5. What school researches Temple's nerve attacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr Brookes help Temple in Chapter 9?

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

3. How does Temple get over her nerves when she goes home for Christmas?

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

5. How does Temple learn to stop hitting people?

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

7. How can fixations be used to help an autistic child?

8. Why should people be cautious when introducing autistic children to pets?

9. Describe Temple's relationship with Alfred.

10. How does Temple justify using the machine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was autism viewed in the Sixties? How is autism viewed today?

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

Choose one of the people Temple mentions in the book and discuss how he/she helped Temple to recover. Could Temple have survived without his/her support?

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