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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. Donna reports that in her childhood, she was not so much hyperactive as _____.

2. Where did Bryn and Donna eat food together?

3. At times, Donna had been considered moronic, stupid, and more politely, _____.

4. What drew Donna to Europe?

5. When Donna arrived in Amsterdam, how was she dressed, in her mind?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Donna so moved by the letter from the Welshman?

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

4. What reason did Donna's father give for her family's belief that she was autistic as a child?

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

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

7. Why did Donna begin to slap herself and pull out her hair?

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

9. What happened when Donna called Mary at home after drinking alcohol and taking the pills she prescribed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Donna's world as a child. How and why did she lose herself in situations? What did she see? What were the roles of the wisps and Willie when she was a child?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Donna's learning music on the piano. How did she express herself musically on the piano? How did her playing the piano affect her relationship with her mother?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Donna and her older brother and mother when she was twelve. How did they gang up on her? What did they call her? How did these things particularly terrorize Donna?

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