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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Chuckie?
(a) A girl John Robison liked.
(b) John Robison's best friend.
(c) A boy John Robison liked.
(d) John Robison's teacher.

2. What led to Dr. Finch's license being revoked?
(a) Hospitalization for insanity.
(b) Malpractice charges.
(c) Inappropriate relationships with his patients.
(d) Charges of insurance fraud.

3. Why did John and his friends think the vehicle had been left in the woods?
(a) As a toy and a distraction.
(b) As a test by their parents.
(c) As a gift for them.
(d) As a trap for thieves.

4. How many speakers did John end up fixing at Britro?
(a) 52.
(b) 19.
(c) 12.
(d) 44.

5. What does John say about people with Asperger's?
(a) They lack empathy.
(b) They believe they are other people beside themselves.
(c) They empathize too quickly with other people.
(d) They do not believe they are themselves.

6. How does John rationalize his reaction to Betsy's news?
(a) That the child's death was funny.
(b) That the child's suffering was unbearable without laughter.
(c) That the illness was ironic.
(d) That he wasn't dead.

7. Where did John's family move after his father got tenure?
(a) Shutesbury.
(b) Deerfield.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

8. How did Jim start a fire?
(a) He spilled kerosene near a stove.
(b) One of his sculptures combusted in the foundry.
(c) Sparks ignited the gasoline in a vat.
(d) His furnace exploded.

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

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

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

12. What did Professor Edwards open up to John?
(a) The UMass athletic facility.
(b) The UMass electronics labs.
(c) The UMass fraternity system.
(d) The UMass computer courses.

13. Who took care of John and Chris when their mother was hospitalized?
(a) Their friends.
(b) Family friends and neighbors.
(c) Their aunt.
(d) Their grandparents.

14. Who is Betsy?
(a) John Robison's babysitter.
(b) John Robison's first-grade teacher.
(c) A friend of John Robison's mother.
(d) John Robison's playmate.

15. Where was John invited to live rent free?
(a) With a band.
(b) With Jim Boughton.
(c) With Mary Trompke.
(d) With his parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John characterize his relationship with the musicians?

2. What did John design for Mick at Britro?

3. What was missing from the thing John and his friends found in the woods?

4. How does John characterize his relationship with Mary Trompke at this time?

5. What does John say he preferred?

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