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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. Liane realizes that her daughter's ways of ______ will be different from her own, especially since she has to grow up knowing something is wrong with her.
(a) Talking.
(b) Coping.
(c) Expressing.
(d) Walking.

2. When Liane "loses her footing" and begins to shut down, she reaches for the only person who can instantly save her, _______.
(a) Her mother.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Margo.

3. In relating to other parents, Liane discovered that while their experiences were similar, other parents were not as _____ affected as she was.
(a) Emotionally.
(b) Clinically.
(c) Intellectually.
(d) Parasitically.

4. Liane lists several strategies for people with AS to pick a career including all of the following except _____.
(a) Brainstorming all the ways you could make a career out of the things you enjoy.
(b) Making a list of the things you enjoy studying and doing.
(c) Researching the schedule and expectations of the job you are considering.
(d) Throwing all your ideas into a hat and picking one.

5. Other strategies that Liane has for dealing with difficult conversations include all of the following except ______.
(a) Leave the room.
(b) Ignore the whole passage.
(c) Decide that Tom made a rude comment.
(d) Ask Tom to elaborate a specific point.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the birth process, Liane's husband Tom, _______ in the delivery room.

2. Liane believes that her daughter's capacity for _______ means that she has not given up on herself.

3. Liane states that her children model for her how to _____ in public, while she teaches them moral and ethical standards.

4. Liane and her husband encourage their daughter to use whatever she can think of to calm herself with the exception of ______.

5. Liane states that the process of parenting could thoroughly overwhelm her _____ system, making it difficult for her to calm herself.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Liane and her husband when the ultrasound technician tells them that she sees two heads?

2. Liane states that she was often overwhelmed with the details that went with any activity for her kids. What happened during the Halloween party?

3. What did Liane think about her aptitude as a parent and what were some of the challenges that she dealt with?

4. How does Liane describe the difficulties that she faced in communicating in a meaningful way with her husband Tom?

5. Liane described an event that stands out for her as particularly bizarre in which she forgot about picking up the twins from school. What happened?

6. What happened to Liane when she was on a business trip in San Francisco with Tom?

7. What happened when Liane went to an interview and her potential boss told her his favorite media company?

8. What are some of the ways that Liane lost control of her environment when the babies were born?

9. Why does Liane state at the beginning of the chapter that she knew right away her youngest daughter was special?

10. What were the qualities that Tom possessed that Liane feels helped keep the relationship together long enough to figure out the communication issues?

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