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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Liane was in high school she enjoyed ______ different activities, some of which she was better at than others.
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. Liane stated that one of her biggest job issues was in dealing with all the people and relationships which caused her a great deal of ______.
(a) Pleasure.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Delight.
(d) Serenity.

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

4. Liane states that she could often hear the _____ words of a sentence or conversation.
(a) Last.
(b) First.
(c) Middle.
(d) Small.

5. Asperger's syndrome was first discussed by Hans Asperger in ______.
(a) 1974.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1964.

6. Liane lists some of the impairments that made it difficult for her to be in college and fit in with others including all of the following except _______.
(a) Echolalia.
(b) Rigid thinking.
(c) Loose associations.
(d) Social impairment.

7. According to the book, helping those with AS requires all of the following elements except _______.
(a) Legal support.
(b) Educational support.
(c) Intervention programs.
(d) Medical support.

8. Liane's grades began to fall while she was in college due to _______.
(a) Studying the wrong material.
(b) Working.
(c) Not getting enough sleep.
(d) Missing class.

9. Unlike other kids her age, Liane found the ______ of college to be challenging; there were not enough rules for her.
(a) Rules.
(b) Homework.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Nightlife.

10. Liane stated that she liked the speech competitions because they allowed her to try the full scope of human _____.
(a) Expressions.
(b) Stories.
(c) Movements.
(d) Emotions.

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

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

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

14. 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.
(a) Pine.
(b) Maple.
(c) Oak.
(d) Beech.

15. Looking back on her school career, Liane felt that she may have been better served in her education by ______.
(a) Going to smaller more empathic school.
(b) Going into a vocation instead.
(c) Having a tutor.
(d) Going to a private school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane had no desire to join any of the ______ groups on campus and didn't seek out any friendships.

2. Autism is understood as a _______ disease, because it most often arises during childhood.

3. Liane was surprised that her friends could deal with her. In particular, her friend _____ acted as a kind of protector for her.

4. In ballet class, Liane had difficulty learning to "move like a ______" and would hit other children who brushed into her.

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

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