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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What diagnosis description does Catherine find in a book that seems to fit Anne Marie's behavior?
(a) Colic.
(b) Ear infection.
(c) Deafness.
(d) Infantile autism.

2. What does Dr. Lovaas develop that Catherine uses for Anne Marie?
(a) A school.
(b) A vaccine.
(c) A therapy program.
(d) A language for autistics.

3. What percentage of children have been helped by the therapy Rimland advocates?
(a) Over forty percent.
(b) Over seventy-five percent.
(c) Over thirty percent.
(d) Over fifty percent.

4. What is the reason for the family's overseas trip?
(a) To introduce the children to air travel.
(b) To have the children baptized.
(c) To visit historical landmarks.
(d) To look for a new home.

5. What is one reason Rimland praises Catherine?
(a) Her insights.
(b) Her ability to balance family and career.
(c) Her desire to travel.
(d) Her volunteer work.

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

7. According to Chapter 8, what is one way behaviors are achieved in behavioral therapy?
(a) By force.
(b) Through repetition.
(c) Through a live-in program.
(d) By secluding the child.

8. What is one reason Rimland praises Catherine?
(a) Her work with the elderly.
(b) Her work with her children.
(c) Her work with autistic children at the hospital.
(d) Her work with holding therapy.

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

10. What is the recommended treatment for Anne Marie at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Immediate therapy.
(b) A vaccine.
(c) A vitamin supplement.
(d) Chemotherapy.

11. What is the relationship between Catherine Maurice and Bernard Rimland?
(a) He was her neighbor.
(b) He was her father.
(c) He was her mentor.
(d) He was her husband.

12. Who is the first therapist hired by Catherine?
(a) Robin.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Ivar.
(d) Bridget.

13. Who wrote the acknowledgment section?
(a) Bernard Rimland.
(b) Catherine Maurice.
(c) Ivar Lovaas.
(d) Michel Maurice.

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

15. What advice does Catherine's doctor give to her about autism?
(a) Read The Merck Manual.
(b) Watch St. Elsewhere.
(c) Go to a support group.
(d) Learn from experiencing it with Anne Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose work in the field is explained in the foreword?

2. Where does Catherine find solace as she seeks for a way to help her daughter?

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

4. What does the Maurice family begin to read about in Chapter 6?

5. How does Anne Marie react to human contact?

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