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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. Liane noticed that her friends all had different ways of dealing with anxiety including all of the following except _______.
(a) Nail biting.
(b) Teeth sucking.
(c) Tiny muscle twitches.
(d) Whistling.

2. In order to be able to maintain a normal conversation, Liane developed a strategy of ______ herself.
(a) Integrating.
(b) Disabling herself.
(c) Shutting down.
(d) Fragmenting.

3. Liane also had difficulty with bright lights and ______, but she was able to find a certain amount of peace while she was underwater.
(a) Bells.
(b) Horns.
(c) Alarms.
(d) Whistles.

4. The book describes the term "society" as being _______; in other words, it covers a very large area and is difficult to precisely categorize.
(a) Egregious.
(b) Sophisticated.
(c) Nebulous.
(d) Pernicious.

5. Asperger's syndrome was first discussed by Hans Asperger in ______.
(a) 1954.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1974.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane found her situation at _____ to be equally difficult as it was at school. Her friends were all headed for new goals.

2. Individuals living with Asperger's syndrome may have all of the following issues except_______.

3. Liane believed that her real problem with making friends in college was that she didn't understand _______.

4. People on campus did not accept her the way some of her high school friends had and were often ______.

5. By the time she was eight years old, Liane was able to remember factual material very well but struggled with ______.

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