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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Settling In, But Never Down.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. One day after arriving to class Liane was ______ by a man wearing a flannel shirt. He was interrupted by one of the students.
(a) Attacked.
(b) Seduced.
(c) Pushed.
(d) Spit on.

4. According to the book, each symptom of Asperger's syndrome is uniquely manifested and some individuals never receive _______.
(a) A diagnosis.
(b) A handicapped placard.
(c) Healthcare.
(d) Benefits.

5. 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) Seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Thirteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane has learned to ______ people who challenge the reality of the AS experience as a means of protecting herself.

2. In order to bypass the difficulties of traffic and too much sensory input, Liane arrived at the University of Houston _____.

3. Liane stated that during her daughter's testing at the Child Development Unit, she and her husband both ______, her from acceptance and possibility.

4. Liane was worried that she would never find a romantic partner, but she found someone who could share her quiet and calm, which became their _____.

5. Liane describes some of her most tenacious AS traits as " ______ in the breeze," liable to pop up at an inopportune moment.

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