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

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

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

4. Where did John get a job?
(a) A sound company.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) Harvard.
(d) A garbage collector.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say his mother told him about his father?

2. Who is Chuckie?

3. How does John describe the change in his father, in chapter 6?

4. What did John fantasize about, in the vehicle in the woods?

5. What did John and his friends find in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John say he does to avoid his parents' troubles?

2. Describe the catastrophe Jim Boughton and John created.

3. What did John like about being a clown?

4. Describe Dr. Finch's strange behavior.

5. What was John's relationship with Porsches after this first encounter?

6. How did John's life change when he started to go on the road with rock bands?

7. Describe John's attempts to act normal.

8. Why was the winter of 1978 good for John?

9. Describe John Robison as a child.

10. Describe John's parents' strange behavior.

(see the answer keys)

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