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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do all tasks begin, according to behavioral therapy?
(a) Words.
(b) Prompting.
(c) Modeling.
(d) Follow-through.

2. What behaviors does Catherine attempt to stop?
(a) Self-stimulatory.
(b) Teeth grinding.
(c) Toe walking.
(d) Self-destructive.

3. Who reevaluates Anne Marie after she has made much progress?
(a) Dr. DeCarlo.
(b) Dr. Cohen.
(c) Dr. Baxter.
(d) Dr. Lovaas.

4. What does Anne Marie say that causes Catherine and Bridget to become excited?
(a) "Hi Daddy."
(b) "More please."
(c) "Hi Mama."
(d) "Bridget."

5. The family notes that Anne Marie's ______ seem to be the most challenging to overcome.
(a) Verbal abilities.
(b) Social abilities.
(c) Repetitive behaviors.
(d) Lack of eye contact.

6. How is Michel treated?
(a) With holding therapy.
(b) With light therapy.
(c) With behavioral therapy.
(d) With art therapy.

7. After her trip to the Mothering Center, who does Catherine write a letter to?
(a) Dr. Welch.
(b) Anne Marie.
(c) Dr. Cohen.
(d) Dr. Rimland.

8. How does Catherine know Michel will recover?
(a) She is told he will recover by her minister.
(b) She hears him babble and laugh.
(c) She doesn't know, but believes it.
(d) She has a dream that he is recovered.

9. In the first book on autism Catherine reads, to what is autism compared?
(a) A rat's maze.
(b) A prison cell.
(c) A concentration camp.
(d) A labyrinth.

10. What does Anne Marie point to and show Catherine that indicates there is improvement?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A swing set.
(c) A fountain.
(d) A baby.

11. Where is the Mothering Center Dr. Welch invites Catherine to?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) New York.
(d) Connecticut.

12. Who reevaluates Anne Marie's language?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Robin.
(c) Margery.
(d) Bridget.

13. How does the first month of therapy go with Michel?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Very well.
(c) Sporadically.
(d) Not well.

14. What reason does Bridget give for some of Anne Marie's other behaviors increasing?
(a) Anne Marie falls back into those behaviors when she is scared.
(b) The behaviors are ingrained in her mind like habits.
(c) Responding to them gives Anne Marie attention.
(d) Anne Marie is at a developmental crossroads.

15. According to Catherine, why do some people show an aversion to behavioral therapy?
(a) They have not used it properly.
(b) They do not believe autism exists.
(c) They do not understand it.
(d) It was unsuccessful for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the first book on autism Catherine reads that causes her to further examine Dr. Welch's theories?

2. What does Catherine succeed in doing with Michel?

3. What is Michel's diagnosis?

4. What does Dr. Welch do with the letter Catherine writes?

5. What is the name of the young woman Dr. Welch claims is "cured" of autism?

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