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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liane states that her two best friends are _______ and Margo.
(a) Maureen.
(b) Max.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Mark.

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

3. The book refers to Autism as being a ______ diagnosis, with a great deal of variation.
(a) Fluid.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Solid.
(d) Simple.

4. The book describes the term "society" as being _______; in other words, it covers a very large area and is difficult to precisely categorize.
(a) Egregious.
(b) Nebulous.
(c) Pernicious.
(d) Sophisticated.

5. People on campus did not accept her the way some of her high school friends had and were often ______.
(a) Generous.
(b) Caring.
(c) Nice.
(d) Mean.

6. Unlike her friends, Liane had a great deal of interest in romantic comedies and the ______.
(a) Wild North.
(b) The South.
(c) Middle East.
(d) Wild West.

7. Liane was unable to translate her success on stage to her day to day life and would often ______.
(a) Yell at people.
(b) Make too many friends.
(c) Isolate herself.
(d) Get into fights.

8. 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) Having a tutor.
(c) Going into a vocation instead.
(d) Going to a private school.

9. Liane engaged in _____ and television speaking, during which she would speak into a microphone and read from the news.
(a) Aviation.
(b) Internet.
(c) Radio.
(d) Drama.

10. 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) Lines.
(b) Cliques.
(c) Grades.
(d) Castes.

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

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

13. Liane states that others, even her friends, don't often notice her fitting in trick, but her daughter, _______, will often spot it.
(a) Another Aspergillis.
(b) Another woman.
(c) Another Aspie.
(d) Another Asp.

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

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

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. A young man invited her to go to a party but due to other responsibilities left her alone all night. She was unable to ______ like the other girls.

4. 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 _______.

5. Liane described a preoccupation with round numbers and she used to calm herself by doing certain activities in ______.

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