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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 deep was the deepest hole John dropped Chris in?
(a) Knee deep for Chris.
(b) Up to Chris' shoulders.
(c) Deeper than Chris' height.
(d) Up to Chris' waist.

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

3. How was John spending his time when he was sixteen?
(a) Hanging around in bars.
(b) Working in a factory.
(c) Hitchhiking around.
(d) Studying independently.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What prank did John play on his mother?

2. How did Jim start a fire?

3. Where did John meet Mary Trompke?

4. Who is Doug?

5. What was preschool like for John Robison?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What problems does John say he had playing with other children?

3. What was inappropriate about John's smiling at his mother's friend Betsy's news?

4. What story does John say he told the proud parents whose children would be going to Harvard and Smith?

5. Describe John's relation with Chris.

6. Describe the beginning of John's career in electronics.

7. Describe John's parents' relationship.

8. Describe John's work as a sound engineer.

9. Describe John's first encounter with a Porsche.

10. What did John like about being a clown?

(see the answer keys)

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