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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Liane found her situation at _____ to be equally difficult as it was at school. Her friends were all headed for new goals.
(a) Home.
(b) School.
(c) Drama.
(d) Camp.

3. The book suggests that though there are different prognoses, helping individuals _______ society may not be the best approach.
(a) Drop out of.
(b) Abandon.
(c) Conform to.
(d) Leave.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane hated to wear _____ or satiny things, and she sometimes stripped in public because it was so unbearable.

2. Liane believed that her real problem with making friends in college was that she didn't understand _______.

3. One of the main interests Liane had was in ______ because of the fact that there were precise rules.

4. Liane never had to ______ as a child and things like group dynamics made no sense to her.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the ways that floating in water provided comfort to Liane when she was stressed or overwhelmed?

2. Why is it important to Liane Willey that people working with AS clients not focus too hard on melding them back into society?

3. What was Liane able to determine about her peers and herself through studying their behaviors, dressing style, and beauty techniques?

4. What are some of the major traits or characteristics of people who have Asperger's Syndrome?

5. What social challenges did Liane describe about meeting people and wanting to give them small gifts of appreciation?

6. What does it mean that Asperger's Syndrome is on the spectrum of Autistic Disorders?

7. Liane gave up swimming when she realized the bilateral coordination was a problem. How was she able to creatively address this issue in pep squad?

8. Liane states that there are some people that have given her a real gift of freedom. What have these people done to give her this gift?

9. What are some of the items that Liane describes having a taste for that eventually culminated in trips to the hospital?

10. What is the term echolalia mean and how does Liane use this to help herself fit in amongst a crowd of people?

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