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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to John's mother after she separated from John's father?
(a) She moved away and he never heard from her.
(b) She started to date younger women.
(c) She went back to school for a nursing degree.
(d) She married another man.

2. What did John buy when he sold his first Porsche?
(a) A Range Rover.
(b) A Ferrari.
(c) Cadillac.
(d) Another Porsche to fix.

3. How does John characterize his relationship with his parents?
(a) They were always together.
(b) They didn't know what he was doing.
(c) They were close.
(d) They were overly concerned and oppressive.

4. What was John's nickname for his mother?
(a) Angel.
(b) Slave.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Darling.

5. What tool was John fascinated by?
(a) His grandfather's power saw.
(b) His grandfather's post hole digger.
(c) His grandfather's lathe.
(d) His grandfather's electronic equipment.

6. What did John come to believe about dogs?
(a) That they could kill him.
(b) That he had to kill them.
(c) That they could speak to him.
(d) That they were afraid of him.

7. How did John Robison feel when he was around other kids?
(a) Superior.
(b) Inferior.
(c) Outlandish.
(d) Aggressive.

8. How does John say his biology teacher treated him?
(a) He says that the teacher was always questioning his work, and doubting his answers.
(b) He says that the teacher was always getting him in trouble.
(c) He says that the teacher was always on his back.
(d) He says that the teacher was always inviting him to stay after to talk with him alone.

9. What prank did John play on his mother?
(a) He got his brother to hide, and he told his mother that Chris had gone off with a stranger.
(b) He and his brother hid in the park and watched their mother get panic-stricken.
(c) He called the police when his mother left him and his brother alone in the park together.
(d) He left a park with a stranger, and reported himself missing.

10. What symptoms did John develop during this time?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Suicidal tendencies.
(c) Nervous tics.
(d) Seizures.

11. What warning did Jim give the firemen who responded to the fire?
(a) That the fire was a gasoline fire.
(b) That there were people in the building.
(c) That there were explosives in the building.
(d) That there was magnesium in the fire.

12. What didn't John like about the Caribbean?
(a) He was repulsed by the prevalence of drugs.
(b) He missed his familiar foods.
(c) He hated the climate.
(d) He missed his family.

13. What did John score on the GED exam?
(a) 61.
(b) 96.
(c) 75.
(d) 44.

14. What did John learn to distinguish appropriate reactions from?
(a) Scripted ones.
(b) Expected ones.
(c) Genuine ones.
(d) Polite ones.

15. What behavior did John Robison learn from his dog?
(a) Biting.
(b) Barking.
(c) Peeing on the carpet.
(d) Chewing on furniture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Would would Doug do when John Robison was playing?

2. What was John Robison's reaction when his parents fought?

3. What did John like about being on the road with bands?

4. What was preschool like for John Robison?

5. How was John spending his time when he was sixteen?

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