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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 Donna feel compelled to give Anne?

2. What did Donna think autistic meant up through the time she asked her father why she was sent to the special school?

3. Though charmed by Carol's naivete, Mary found her _____ in need of development.

4. Donna characterized Carol's relationship to David as that of a _____.

5. The subject that was closest to Donna's true nature, yet was the one she took the least seriously was _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Donna and Bryn communicate with each other?

3. Why did Donna feel secure with Kat?

4. Why didn't David want to work?

5. How did Donna talk her way into getting the classes she wanted to take?

6. How did Donna teach Anne to calm herself down when she was anxious?

7. How did Carol and Willie react to being in college?

8. How did Donna learn of her father's capacity to be cruel to her?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Donna's relationship with Terry. What did she do with Terry? How did Terry's mother feel about Donna? Why did Terry like Donna?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Donna's feelings about violence. What violence did she experience as a child? How did she react to this violence? What was more threatening to Donna's sensibilities than violence? How was this different from the way she perceived that other people lived?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Donna's relationship with her Aunty Linda as she got older. What were her aunt's explanations for these questions? How did Donna react to hearing about the violence of her childhood?

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