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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 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.

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

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

4. What was John being paid to do?
(a) Provide drugs for the band.
(b) Light carpentry and chores.
(c) Play guitar and sing.
(d) Maintain sound equipment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the ultimate explanation for the vehicle in the woods?

2. What does John say he taught himself?

3. How did John's father injure John's brother Chris?

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

5. What had Jim Boughton made from scratch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dr. Finch's strange behavior.

2. What was Jim Boughton's secret project?

3. Describe the deterioration of John's parents' marriage in chapter 7,

4. Describe John's departure from high school.

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

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

7. Describe John's parents' relationship.

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

9. Describe the catastrophe Jim Boughton and John created.

10. Describe John's attempts to act normal.

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