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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. Who did David visit using Donna's money?

2. As Carol lost awareness, Donna felt _____.

3. What did Mary say caused Donna to run off the bus and into traffic?

4. What did Carol drink with her medications and then dial Mary's home phone number?

5. What did Julian say that Donna had too much of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. How did Donna feel when she gave her university professor a poem as a gift?

10. What were the letters like that Donna and Tim wrote to each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Donna's relationship with Garry. How did he treat her? How did he take advantage of her?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Donna's mother and brother began to tease her when she was twelve. What was the dynamic between the two of them? How did Donna's brother mock her? What effect did this have on Donna?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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