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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 conclude from this prank going awry?

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

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

4. What does John say his boss assured him?

5. When was John part of the "Return of KISS" tour?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the prank John pulled involving cocaine.

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

6. Describe the birth of John's son.

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

8. What kinds of names does John give people?

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

10. What recommendation does John make about marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

If you could resemble John Robison in one way, what trait of his would you chose to resemble? Why not other traits?

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