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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the highest degree Bernard Rimland holds?
(a) Ph.D.
(b) B.S.
(c) M.A.
(d) M.D.

2. What does Marc promise Catherine he will do for his family?
(a) Pay any amount for a treatment.
(b) Find a cure for autism.
(c) Quit his job in order to care for Anne Marie at home.
(d) Whatever is needed.

3. What is one common behavior in autistic children that Anne Marie begins to do in Chapter 5?
(a) Lack of eye contact.
(b) Lack of communication.
(c) Toe walking.
(d) Repetitive behaviors.

4. Rimland promotes all forms of therapy for _______.
(a) Developmentally disabled children.
(b) Deaf children.
(c) Autistic children.
(d) Prematurely-born children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 8, what is one way behaviors are achieved in behavioral therapy?

2. What book does Catherine read that becomes her call to arms?

3. What is one reason Rimland praises Catherine?

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

5. Where is Catherine when she finds strength during the family's overseas trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the professional advice Catherine receives in Chapter 4.

2. Explain the three variations of the psychodynamic camp, according to Catherine.

3. What happens when Michel begins school?

4. Explain what happens at Catherine's last two visits to the holding therapy clinic.

5. Describe the first therapist Catherine hires for Anne Marie.

6. What is the purpose of the acknowledgments section?

7. Explain how holding therapy goes for Catherine in Chapter 12 and how it affects her feelings toward behavioral therapy.

8. Explain what happens at the holding session at the Mothering Center in Connecticut.

9. Why do some people show dislike for behavioral therapy?

10. Explain the process of Anne Marie's diagnosis of infantile autism.

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