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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 described a preoccupation with round numbers and she used to calm herself by doing certain activities in ______.
(a) Eights.
(b) Tens.
(c) Fives.
(d) Twenties.

2. Liane created several ______ rituals that she performed in order to appear interested in a conversation.
(a) Counting.
(b) Masking.
(c) Cloaking.
(d) Hooking.

3. The author, Liane Willey, had a psychiatric evaluation and IQ test when she was _______ years old, and the testing indicated she was smart and spoiled.
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

4. Liane moved from her college town to Houston, Texas shortly after completing her ________ degree.
(a) Bachelors.
(b) Masters.
(c) Doctoral.
(d) Associate.

5. By her mid-twenties, Liane experienced herself as being somewhere between a smart college student and a lady who talks to _______.
(a) Cats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Dragons.
(d) Pigeons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Diagnostic criteria for Asperger's syndrome were put forth by ________ in the late eighties.

2. Liane also employed a "fitting in" trick which she describes as being a more intricate form of _______.

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

4. Liane could not stand other children because they would try to stop her from _______ school supplies, which she thought was fun.

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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