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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the foreword, what is Rimland's response to the naysayers of behavior modification therapy?
(a) He says they do not understand modern techniques.
(b) He says they did not give the therapy long enough to work.
(c) He says they are looking for a "quick fix."
(d) He says they did not follow the therapy closely enough.

2. According to Chapter 8, what is one way behaviors are achieved in behavioral therapy?
(a) Positive reinforcement.
(b) Animal therapy.
(c) Light therapy.
(d) A special nutrition system.

3. What do Catherine and Marc know about Anne Marie's diagnosis?
(a) It is easily cured.
(b) There is no cure.
(c) It is something passed down through Marc's family.
(d) It is carried by Catherine.

4. According to the acknowledgment section, what did the author get help with?
(a) Her children's deafness.
(b) Her children's recovery from autism.
(c) Her recovery from postpartum depression.
(d) Her husband's recovery from bypass surgery.

5. What are Catherine and Marc doing to the child introduced at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Looking at the child.
(b) Giving the child a bath.
(c) Sitting with the child at the hospital.
(d) Feeding the child.

6. What lists does the therapist ask Catherine to make?
(a) Positive and negative behaviors to address.
(b) Words to learn.
(c) Social skills to develop.
(d) Causes and effects of autism.

7. What do Catherine and Marc note about their child at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Her rambunctiousness.
(b) Her seriousness.
(c) Her shakiness.
(d) Her friendliness.

8. Who gives Catherine strength during the family's overseas trip?
(a) Marc.
(b) Anne Marie.
(c) Daniel.
(d) God.

9. What is one clue to Catherine about Anne Marie in Chapter 1?
(a) She cries incessantly.
(b) She is already speaking in two- and three-word sentences.
(c) She is not afraid of strangers.
(d) She seems to know when someone is coming to the door.

10. What is Bridget's relationship with the Maurice family?
(a) Michel's teacher.
(b) A therapist who worked with the family.
(c) A physician who worked with the family.
(d) Anne Marie's teacher.

11. What is one symptom of Anne Marie's autism that affects her communication?
(a) A stutter.
(b) Lack of verbal communication.
(c) Deafness.
(d) Lockjaw.

12. What is the name of the child introduced at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Michel.
(b) Anne Marie.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Marc.

13. How does Catherine initially react to Anne Marie's struggles in Chapter 2?
(a) She blames her husband.
(b) She blames her own mother.
(c) She worries that Anne Marie is being abused.
(d) She doubts her own skills as a mother.

14. What is Mary Beth's relationship with the Maurice family?
(a) The family's minister.
(b) Daniel's teacher.
(c) A physician who worked with the family.
(d) A therapist who worked with the family.

15. What does the family notice about Anne Marie in Chapter 5?
(a) She is improving.
(b) She does not recognize Catherine.
(c) She does not recognize Marc.
(d) She is getting worse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is visited during the family's overseas trip?

2. What is the name of the book Catherine turns to for answers about Anne Marie?

3. What does Dr. Lovaas develop that Catherine uses for Anne Marie?

4. Why do others suspect Anne Marie is unhappy, according to Chapter 2?

5. The foreword is a heartfelt supportive argument for the use of what?

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