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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 he reacted to his fear that he would be rejected?

2. What did the other guys in the road crew try to get John to do?

3. What prank did John pull with a razor?

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

5. How many jobs did John move through in the six years after he married Little Bear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What precedent does John say there is in his family for divorce?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the birth of John's son.

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

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

9. What hope did John nourish, as he moved back to Amherst?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Debate the proposition that Asperger's syndrome made John's life much more interesting and meaningful than it would have been without it.

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