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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 believed that her real problem with making friends in college was that she didn't understand _______.
(a) The language.
(b) Grammar.
(c) The vernacular.
(d) Words.

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

3. Part of Liane's language ability had to do with finding _____ of words that would add to the speech she delivered.
(a) Contractions.
(b) Explanations.
(c) Textures.
(d) Origins.

4. The book suggests that persons with Asperger's may be behind some of the most profound advances in all of the following except _______.
(a) Musicians.
(b) Cooks.
(c) Mathematicians.
(d) Writers.

5. Liane hated to wear _____ or satiny things, and she sometimes stripped in public because it was so unbearable.
(a) Rough.
(b) Soft.
(c) Stiff.
(d) Natural fibers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane moved from her college town to Houston, Texas shortly after completing her ________ degree.

2. Liane was best at drama, and being around the speech and dramatic arts club exposed her to other ______, or those with AS.

3. Asperger's syndrome was first discussed by Hans Asperger in ______.

4. One of Liane's favorite places to be was up in a ______ tree where she could watch people and not have to interact with them.

5. One of the most difficult things for Liane in the classroom was chaos and _____ that she experienced.

(see the answer key)

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