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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which rock band did John NOT work with?
(a) Judas Priest.
(b) Blondie.
(c) Talking Heads.
(d) Journey.

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

3. What does John say he preferred?
(a) Playing alone with his toys.
(b) Playing closely with one other friend.
(c) Playing in team sports.
(d) Leading the other children in their play.

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

5. 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.

6. What did John like about being on the road with bands?
(a) Being famous.
(b) The music.
(c) The drugs.
(d) He forgot about his crazy family.

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

8. What was John Robison's reaction when his parents fought?
(a) He yelled at them to distract them from their fight.
(b) He cried.
(c) He hurt himself.
(d) He would faint.

9. What was John's reaction to Betsy's news?
(a) He writhed in empathetic suffering.
(b) He fled the room in panic.
(c) He burst into hysterical laughter.
(d) He smiled inappropriately.

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

11. What was missing from the thing John and his friends found in the woods?
(a) The windshield.
(b) The wheels.
(c) The engine.
(d) The doors.

12. What did John Robison realize he had to work at?
(a) His bodily needs.
(b) His homework.
(c) His parents' instructions.
(d) Responding to other children.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did John's driving lessons end?

2. Who is Betsy?

3. What led to Dr. Finch's license being revoked?

4. What ultimately happened to Doug?

5. Why did John and his friends think the vehicle had been left in the woods?

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