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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ballet class, Liane had difficulty learning to "move like a ______" and would hit other children who brushed into her.
(a) Dragonfly.
(b) Swan.
(c) Horse.
(d) Princess.

2. At the end of her first year of college, Liane felt defeated in the social arena and had _______ her courses.
(a) A's in.
(b) Aced.
(c) Failed.
(d) Barely passed.

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

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) Mathematicians.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Writers.
(d) Cooks.

5. After completing her first ______ years of college, Liane went to a counselor who gave her very good advice about getting out and managing her life without apology.
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

6. Liane didn't realize that Asperger's syndrome was behind her difficulties in college and she was often ______ for class.
(a) Too cold.
(b) Inappropriately dressed.
(c) Late.
(d) Early.

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

8. One of the most difficult things for Liane in the classroom was chaos and _____ that she experienced.
(a) Silence.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Organization.
(d) Noise.

9. Liane discovered an unusual talent for being able to mimic all of the following except ________.
(a) Accents.
(b) Facial expressions.
(c) Inflections.
(d) Storytelling.

10. Liane had no desire to join any of the ______ groups on campus and didn't seek out any friendships.
(a) Scholar.
(b) Working.
(c) Athletic.
(d) Social.

11. Liane's teachers struggled with her behaviors and they believed that she was "obstinate" and "mentally ______".
(a) Retarded.
(b) Psychotic.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Deranged.

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

13. The author makes the comment that trying to "meld" people into society turns people into _______ , and denies their individuality.
(a) Carbon copies.
(b) Sodium copies.
(c) Nitrogen copies.
(d) Hydrogen copies.

14. 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) Pushed.
(c) Seduced.
(d) Spit on.

15. Liane wasn't bothered by the fact that she was different in high school. Students were easy to categorize socially since they ran in ______.
(a) Castes.
(b) Grades.
(c) Lines.
(d) Cliques.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to be able to maintain a normal conversation, Liane developed a strategy of ______ herself.

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

3. Liane made it a practice to discover what ______ her friends made for themselves and then to follow them when she was around them.

4. Liane states that there are a few people that through letting her be herself have given her _______ to experiment and develop her skills.

5. 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.

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