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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. How should an autistic child be educated?

2. What school researches Temple's nerve attacks?

3. Who asks Temple to stop going through her door?

4. What does Temple realize interpersonal relationships are as easy as?

5. What best describes the door that Temple finds in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Temple think she suffers from nerve attacks?

2. Why does Temple think spinning is good for autistic children?

3. How are things getting better for Temple?

4. What does Temple discover about touching in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Temple describe her nerve attacks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose a famous autistic.

1) What has he/she contributed to society?

2) How has his/her autism helped him/her to become successful?

Essay Topic 3

How important is it to the study of autism that the illness is addressed by a sufferer? Can someone who does not suffer from the illness ever truly understand its complexity?

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