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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John say he can now see about his father?
(a) That he was dying.
(b) That he was depressed.
(c) That he was profoundly unhappy in his marriage.
(d) That he was sick.

2. What made people think that John was a prodigy?
(a) His quick sense of humor.
(b) His reading.
(c) His photographic memory.
(d) His musical ability.

3. What astonished John about Jim Boughton's creation?
(a) The powerful wind it created.
(b) The speed it traveled at.
(c) The size of it.
(d) The heat it produced.

4. What did John design for Mick at Britro?
(a) A new speaker system.
(b) A control system for a complex lighting system.
(c) A five-way crossover sound system.
(d) A set of special effects for concerts.

5. How does John describe the change in his father, in chapter 6?
(a) His father was becoming meaner.
(b) His father was turning senile.
(c) His father was getting more easygoing.
(d) His father was becoming less predictable.

6. What did Paul teach John?
(a) How to get to Florida.
(b) How to forage for food.
(c) How to shoot a gun.
(d) How to hunt for food.

7. 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 inviting him to stay after to talk with him alone.
(c) He says that the teacher was always on his back.
(d) He says that the teacher was always getting him in trouble.

8. What does John say became more difficult as her got older?
(a) Refraining from blurting out his thoughts.
(b) Controlling his troublemaking urges.
(c) Making sense of adults' contradictory expectations.
(d) Understanding the language of the children around him.

9. How does John describe Mary?
(a) A fellow Aspergian.
(b) A thoughtful, patient kid.
(c) A shy, damaged kid.
(d) A healthy, outgoing kid.

10. How does John say he kept himself popular?
(a) By playing pranks.
(b) By smoking.
(c) By getting good grades.
(d) By making trouble.

11. What happened after Jim gave the firemen this advice?
(a) They used water on the fire, but this only created an explosion.
(b) Firefighters rushed into the building and were injured looking for people.
(c) The firefighters called for backup.
(d) The firefighting efforts were slowed to a crawl because of the threat of explosives.

12. How long did John take to finish the year-long electronics course he was enrolled in?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) A semester.
(d) Two years.

13. How did John get revenge against his biology teacher?
(a) By having porn magazines sent to the teacher's house.
(b) By disrupting the teacher's class.
(c) By writing dirty things about the teacher in the bathroom.
(d) By spreading rumors about the teacher.

14. What would John Robison do to Doug?
(a) Hit him on the ears.
(b) Refuse to respond to him.
(c) Make fun of him.
(d) Ignore him.

15. What was John's first Porsche?
(a) A 914.
(b) A 911.
(c) A 944.
(d) A 912.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John Robison realize he had to work at?

2. How deep was the deepest hole John dropped Chris in?

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

4. What does John say about people with Asperger's?

5. What symptoms did John develop during this time?

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