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

2. Donna calls herself _____ in the Afterward..

3. Donna states that the perceptual problems of deafness, muteness, and blindness in an autistic person are caused by _____.

4. Willie ran the "theater" as though it were a _____.

5. Donna was able to see _____ in a photo taken of her at no more than four months old.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Donna communicate with Perry?

7. How did Donna and the Welshman play on the farm equipment and what is she reminded of when he gives her a hand up on one of the pieces of equipment?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Donna discovered the effects that certain foods had on her physical and mental health. Why did she explore this? Where did she go to learn about her eating habits? What eating plan seemed to work for her? What changes did her boss see in her as a result of changes in her diet?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Donna's relationship with Bryn. How were their lives similar? What did Donna learn about herself in knowing Bryn?

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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