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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 believes that autism is a result of the improper functioning of the mechanism that controls _____.
2. Chris teased Donna by saying that _____ was made by a machine.
3. What did Carol drink with her medications and then dial Mary's home phone number?
4. What did Donna spend all her spare time doing as a result of knowing Bryn?
5. Where did Donna and the Welshman go after they got off the train?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What happened when Donna called Mary at home after drinking alcohol and taking the pills she prescribed?
3. What was Donna's strategy for "letting go" so she could function in the world better?
4. How was Donna's termination of the relationship with Bryn different than the other times she had done this?
5. How did Donna talk her way into getting the classes she wanted to take?
6. Why did Donna feel secure with Kat?
7. What reason did Donna's father give for her family's belief that she was autistic as a child?
8. What were the letters like that Donna and Tim wrote to each other?
9. Why does Donna believe that being sane or intelligent is not superior to being insane or retarded?
10. How did Donna feel when she gave her university professor a poem as a gift?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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 why Donna studied psychology in college. How did this relate to her work with Mary?
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