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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. What did John conclude from this prank going awry?
(a) That management was a higher class than workers.
(b) That management was not superior to workers.
(c) That workers were better managers than management.
(d) That self-management was preferable to corporate management.

2. How does John say Aspergians are typically viewed?
(a) As brilliant.
(b) As handicapped.
(c) As normal.
(d) As rude.

3. What criticism does John make of people's decisions to marry?
(a) He says that marriage can only work when people decide to act more like machines than like people.
(b) He says that people are often blinded to each other's faults until it's too late.
(c) He says that people can never see what is obvious to everyone else around them.
(d) He says that people spend more attention on choosing a car than a mate.

4. How often did John talk to his brother?
(a) Rarely.
(b) Infrequently.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Weekly.

5. Where did John meet Chris when Chris said that it was urgent to talk to John?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was John when he married Little Bear?

2. What did the move back to Amherst symbolize for John?

3. What does John say changed after he learned he had Asperger's syndrome?

4. What happened to John's work on Dark Tower?

5. Where was John's design job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prank does John play on Chris when Chris comes to visit?

2. What kinds of special effects did John Robison create for KISS?

3. What reason does John give for moving back to Amherst?

4. What was John afraid of when his son was born?

5. What kinds of names does John give people?

6. Describe the birth of John's son.

7. How does John say he made the transition from Aspergian to almost normal?

8. How does John characterize his relation with machines?

9. What makes John's new wife a good match for him?

10. Describe the prank John pulled involving cocaine.

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