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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. 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.

2. Who is Doug?
(a) John Robison's babysitter.
(b) John Robison's playmate.
(c) John Robison's teacher.
(d) John Robison's father.

3. What did John and his friends find in the woods?
(a) A helicopter.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A Porsche.
(d) A truck.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What good news does John describe in the winter of 1978?

2. What was John's first Porsche?

3. What story did John get some insight into at this time?

4. What does John say he can now see about his mother?

5. What was preschool like for John Robison?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe John's departure from high school.

4. Describe John's attempts to act normal.

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

6. What was the result of John's father's drinking?

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

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

9. Describe John's mechanical abilities.

10. What did John like about being a clown?

(see the answer keys)

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