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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. What did John do to make sure that Jack didn't have the same troubles he did?

2. How does John characterize T.R. Rosenberg?

3. What did John find for work when he was not on tour?

4. What explains this difference?

5. How reliable were John's machines?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What recommendation does John make about marriage?

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

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

5. Describe the birth of John's son.

6. What metaphor does John use to describe what it feels like to be an Aspergian?

7. What does John say about his difficulty with small-talk?

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

9. What is Chris' living situation while John is touring with rock bands?

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

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

Use this book as a meditation on the value of a five-star rating system. Is a five-star system sufficient to a book like this? Would you need to have sub-topics for the rating system, for plot, characterization, language, etc? What other sub-topics would you need? What value or importance gets lost in a five-star scale? Design a scale that would be better for this book.

Essay Topic 3

In what way is this book relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are addressed in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book, that describe its contemporary relevance.

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