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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John say his second marriage was different from his first?

2. What does John say he wished he could do?

3. What was John's reaction to taking drugs and alcohol?

4. What was Chris' emergency?

5. What was John's nickname for his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conditions under which John flew first-class for the band.

2. What does John say is the difference between people and machines, for him?

3. How did the Saul Pilgrim diagnosis change John's life?

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

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

6. How does John characterize people with Asperger's syndrome?

7. Describe the conditions under which John learned that he had Asperger's syndrome.

8. What happened when John's work was appropriated by another engineer?

9. What does John say about his relationships while he was on the road?

10. Why does John say he gives people nicknames?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Would you recommend "Look Me in the Eye"? For what purposes would you recommend "Look Me in the Eye", and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of "Look Me in the Eye". What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think was John Robison's main reason for writing this book? What evidence do you find, in the book, that this is his main reason? What other reasons might he have? Why do you think those reasons are less important?

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