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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Donna think of math when her remedial math teacher worked with her?
(a) That it was illogical.
(b) That it was magic.
(c) That it was too easy.
(d) That is was horrid.

2. How was Donna labeled within the context of autism?
(a) High-performing.
(b) Low-tolerance.
(c) Low-perception.
(d) High-functioning.

3. Where did Donna get her couch and coffee table after she left Chris?
(a) From the Salvation Army.
(b) From the side of the road.
(c) From the big department store.
(d) From her mother.

4. The subject that was closest to Donna's true nature, yet was the one she took the least seriously was _____.
(a) Psychology.
(b) Child care.
(c) Nursing.
(d) Interior design.

5. Donna characterized Carol's relationship to David as that of a _____.
(a) Sister.
(b) Domestic prostitute.
(c) Mother.
(d) Live-in nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Donna calls herself _____ in the Afterward..

2. Donna chose the professor for her thesis supervision because of _____.

3. Donna considers time and space to be _____.

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

5. Chris teased Donna by saying that _____ was made by a machine.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Donna's relationship like with Carlos and how did David react to this?

2. When Donna presented Carol and Willie to Mary, how did Donna perceive the relationship between these two personalities?

3. Why didn't David want to work?

4. Why does Donna believe that being sane or intelligent is not superior to being insane or retarded?

5. What was the conversation about between Donna and Shaun's father on the way to pick Shaun up from the train station?

6. Why did Donna feel secure with Kat?

7. What was Donna's strategy for "letting go" so she could function in the world better?

8. Why was the label of autism not useless to Donna?

9. What does Donna write about "soft options" and does she espouse them?

10. What did Donna realize when she met other autistic people?

(see the answer keys)

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