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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Liane often ______ speaking competitions in which she participated, perhaps because it was a way for her to have a one-way conversation.
(a) Lost.
(b) Won.
(c) Hated.
(d) Cheated at.

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

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

8. According to the book, those with AS may be those that _______ when they are out in public.
(a) Read faces.
(b) Invade personal space.
(c) Stay far away from others.
(d) Maintain all social rules.

9. Liane made it a practice to discover what ______ her friends made for themselves and then to follow them when she was around them.
(a) Values.
(b) Activities.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Rules.

10. 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) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

11. 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) After lunch.
(c) Late in the evening.
(d) Early in the morning.

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

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

14. Some individuals with Asperger's syndrome are thought to be ________ or have odd habits or mannerisms.
(a) Hypochondriacs.
(b) Asthmatics.
(c) Epileptics.
(d) Eccentrics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Diagnostic criteria for Asperger's syndrome were put forth by ________ in the late eighties.

2. By her mid-twenties, Liane experienced herself as being somewhere between a smart college student and a lady who talks to _______.

3. 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.

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

5. Competitive _______ and pep squad dancer activities didn't work well because of her problems with coordination.

(see the answer keys)

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