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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 often worries about ______ her children, which can happen when she leaves in the middle of things.
(a) Forgetting.
(b) Scolding.
(c) Worrying.
(d) Embarrassing.

2. Liane suggests that AS people assign each member of the household a color to keep them organized for all of the following items except ______.
(a) Lunch boxes.
(b) Wash cloths.
(c) Gloves and hats.
(d) Food.

3. Liane lists several strategies for college students with AS to deal with geographic issues including all of the following except _____.
(a) Asking for special needs building, transportation, and parking compensations.
(b) Asking for elevator keys if you get disoriented with big crowds and lots of stairways.
(c) Taking mental pictures of different areas of campus and paying attention to landmarks.
(d) Only scheduling classes in one building.

4. Liane was worried that she would never find a romantic partner, but she found someone who could share her quiet and calm, which became their _____.
(a) Supper.
(b) Paper.
(c) Glue.
(d) Tea.

5. One of the strategies Liane has developed for making sure she is giving Tom the closeness she thinks he needs is to _____.
(a) Do the shopping.
(b) Clean the house.
(c) Ask Tom what he needs.
(d) Make lists - reminding her to be affectionate.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Liane lists several strategies for people with AS to pick a career including all of the following except _____.

4. Liane realizes that she tends to think very concretely and needs answers to be ______ or wrong.

5. The stack of index cards that has to do with AS traits includes all of the following possibilities except _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might it be important for a person with AS to tell those close to them about their diagnosis?

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

3. 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?

4. How does having a daughter that also has Asperger's Syndrome affect how Liane is able to parent?

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

6. How does Liane describe the communication barrier that first existed between herself and her husband Tom?

7. What are some of the suggestions that Liane makes for those with AS to find a job that would fit their interests, abilities, and AS needs?

8. What is Liane's major strategy for keeping the people, the mail, and the record keeping organized within the house?

9. What was the reaction of people to Liane's discovery that both she and her daughter likely has Asperger's syndrome?

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

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