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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. According to Donna, communicating indirectly with someone who is autistic is _____ than communicating directly.

2. When Mary wrote out a prescription, Donna felt that she interpreted her condition as _____.

3. What did Donna feel compelled to give Anne?

4. What did Donna do initially to communicate with Kath's son?

5. What did Kath do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened with a girl she went to school with after graduation that caused Donna to come to tears?

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

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

4. Why didn't David want to work?

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

6. What happened with Donna's money situation when she got to Amsterdam?

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

8. How was Donna's termination of the relationship with Bryn different than the other times she had done this?

9. How does Donna say that severe food intolerances affected her brain?

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

Explain the dynamic between Donna, Karen, and Tim. Which of Donna's personalities was at the forefront in this social situation? How did Karen affect the relationship between Donna and Tim?

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

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?

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