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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. All of the following researchers were involved in bringing Asperger's syndrome to the attention of the international community except______.
(a) Lorna Wing.
(b) Tony Atwood.
(c) Uta Frith.
(d) Penny Dyer.

2. In terms of care for those with AS, the book suggests that help be given to insure these individuals have ________ for meaningful lives.
(a) Spouses.
(b) No chances.
(c) Jobs.
(d) Opportunities.

3. By the time she was eight years old, Liane was able to remember factual material very well but struggled with ______.
(a) Science.
(b) Language.
(c) Concrete material.
(d) Fiction.

4. Liane felt that she could be herself when her protector was around, and she did not feel the need to be _____ like she did with others.
(a) Loud.
(b) Alone.
(c) Happy.
(d) Quiet.

5. One of Liane's friends encouraged her to try out for his fraternity's Little ______ program.
(a) Brothers.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Mentors.

6. Liane's parents struggled with raising her and felt that she challenged their ______ as well as making their language fit into hers.
(a) Skills.
(b) Authority.
(c) Patience.
(d) Love.

7. In order to bypass the difficulties of traffic and too much sensory input, Liane arrived at the University of Houston _____.
(a) Right before classes.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) Late in the evening.
(d) After lunch.

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

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

10. Liane could not stand other children because they would try to stop her from _______ school supplies, which she thought was fun.
(a) Organizing.
(b) Breaking.
(c) Hiding.
(d) Stealing.

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

12. Liane also employed a "fitting in" trick which she describes as being a more intricate form of _______.
(a) Echocardiogram.
(b) Melancholia.
(c) Paralalia.
(d) Echolalia.

13. Liane discovered that she enjoyed working with ______ and enrolled in a ceramics class.
(a) Plaster.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Charcoal.
(d) Clay.

14. Liane Willey remembers wanting to hang out with her ______ friends, and feelings of wanting to isolate from her peers.
(a) Imaginary.
(b) Younger.
(c) Older.
(d) Parent's.

15. 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) Pigeons.
(d) Dragons.

Short Answer Questions

1. One day after arriving to class Liane was ______ by a man wearing a flannel shirt. He was interrupted by one of the students.

2. Liane was invited to go _______ by some girls from school but later found out that they only needed her for a ride.

3. Liane often ______ speaking competitions in which she participated, perhaps because it was a way for her to have a one-way conversation.

4. Looking back on her school career, Liane felt that she may have been better served in her education by ______.

5. Liane states that others, even her friends, don't often notice her fitting in trick, but her daughter, _______, will often spot it.

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