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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 job did John take that made him feel like he was fitting into the normal world?

2. What did John have to do with Dark Tower?

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

4. How old was Jack when John was diagnosed with Asperger's?

5. What did John do to make sure that the thing he was afraid of did not come about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did John do to Microvision?

5. How does John characterize his relation with machines?

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

7. What does John get from his job as a sound and lighting engineer?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

What are the main two or three themes in "Look Me in the Eye"? What ideas or images return again and again? Which are the most important themes? Why?

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