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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season was it when Donna and David arrived on the other side of Australia?
(a) The hot season.
(b) The wet season.
(c) The cold season.
(d) The dry season.

2. Donna's philosophy teacher called her _____ because she constantly slept in class.
(a) Scatty.
(b) Wonky.
(c) A miscreant.
(d) Mean.

3. Donna compares the perception of an autistic person and the behavior it leads to possibly triggering protective chemical or hormonal responses in the brain to _____.
(a) Being asleep.
(b) Being in shock.
(c) Being in a sensory deprivation tank.
(d) Being under water.

4. What did Donna sell at her new job that was very expensive?
(a) A bear suit.
(b) A ream of lottery tickets.
(c) A diamond watch.
(d) A bag of imported coffee.

5. What did Donna do initially to communicate with Kath's son?
(a) She sorted objects.
(b) She did sign language.
(c) She talked to him.
(d) She gave him a hug.

6. What does Donna call travel?
(a) Music of the mind.
(b) A place to be oneself.
(c) A universal language.
(d) The call of the free.

7. Donna was able to see _____ in a photo taken of her at no more than four months old.
(a) The abuse.
(b) "The smile".
(c) The intellect.
(d) "The look".

8. Donna calls herself _____ in the Afterward..
(a) Brilliant and dynamic.
(b) Fun and loving.
(c) Insane and retarded.
(d) Selfish and cruel.

9. How did Donna feel about graduating from her classes?
(a) Over the hill.
(b) Under the stars.
(c) Over the moon.
(d) Under the weather.

10. What had Donna wanted to convey through her comedy?
(a) Her happiness.
(b) The hope for the future.
(c) Her despair at having autism.
(d) The hypocrisy of life.

11. Willie opposed Karen's accusations about David to protect Carol from _____ in a roundabout way.
(a) Her mother.
(b) Life on the streets.
(c) Herself.
(d) David himself.

12. What were Bryn and Donna afraid of if they looked into each other's eyes?
(a) Losing themselves.
(b) Locking into a staring contest.
(c) Seeing the darkness.
(d) Seeing each other's brains.

13. Where did Bryn and Donna eat food together?
(a) At the coffee shop.
(b) On the grass.
(c) In the cafeteria.
(d) Under the bridge.

14. Where did Donna work after she started to become ill?
(a) At a theatrical shop.
(b) At a convenience store.
(c) At a department store.
(d) At a donut shop.

15. The _____ professions appealed to the part of Donna that had come to mirror Mary.
(a) Biological.
(b) Caring .
(c) Design.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scared Donna about taking Kath up on her offer?

2. Donna believes that autism is a result of the improper functioning of the mechanism that controls _____.

3. What did Bryn's parents think he was afflicted with?

4. Willie was responsible for Donna's ability to _____.

5. Donna says that David was quite at home in his position as _____.

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