Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's Test | Final Test - Hard

John Elder Robison
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's Test | Final Test - Hard

John Elder Robison
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does John say he wished he could do?

2. What was John's lighting design for the Orlando show?

3. Why does John say he decided to move back to Amherst?

4. What is a Montagoonian, according to John?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does John say he gives people nicknames?

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

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

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

5. Describe the job John took when he returned to the U.S.

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

7. What kinds of names does John give people?

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

9. Describe John's feelings about working in a corporation.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate "Look Me in the Eye"--did you resist the story, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are the advantages and disadvantages of John's pranks? How do they help him? How do they hurt him?

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