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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, A Slow Walk Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Looking back on her school career, Liane felt that she may have been better served in her education by ______.
(a) Having a tutor.
(b) Going into a vocation instead.
(c) Going to smaller more empathic school.
(d) Going to a private school.

2. Some individuals with Asperger's syndrome are thought to be ________ or have odd habits or mannerisms.
(a) Hypochondriacs.
(b) Eccentrics.
(c) Epileptics.
(d) Asthmatics.

3. Liane was surprised that her friends could deal with her. In particular, her friend _____ acted as a kind of protector for her.
(a) John.
(b) Craig.
(c) Steve.
(d) Morgan.

4. Liane states that others, even her friends, don't often notice her fitting in trick, but her daughter, _______, will often spot it.
(a) Another Aspergillis.
(b) Another woman.
(c) Another Asp.
(d) Another Aspie.

5. According to the book, those with AS may be those that _______ when they are out in public.
(a) Read faces.
(b) Stay far away from others.
(c) Invade personal space.
(d) Maintain all social rules.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane stated that one of her biggest job issues was in dealing with all the people and relationships which caused her a great deal of ______.

2. Liane wanted real school supplies to play with and quickly lost interest in ______ that did not smell like new ones.

3. Liane Willey remembers wanting to hang out with her ______ friends, and feelings of wanting to isolate from her peers.

4. Liane loved to eat _____ things even if they were bad for her.

5. Autism is understood as a _______ disease, because it most often arises during childhood.

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