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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 lists several strategies for college students with AS to help establish relationships with teachers including all of the following except _____.
(a) Asking your guidance counselor to find you teachers who will help with your experience.
(b) Finding appropriate teachers by asking other students who their favorite is.
(c) Taking only courses at which you are good.
(d) Taking courses only from empathetic teachers.

2. 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) Tea.
(c) Glue.
(d) Paper.

3. During the birth process, Liane's husband Tom, _______ in the delivery room.
(a) Passes out.
(b) Yells at the ultrasound technician.
(c) Lights a cigar.
(d) Coughs.

4. Liane also had difficulty with the _______ designs of many baby things. She wanted solid forms that were comforting to her.
(a) Triangle.
(b) Square.
(c) Circle.
(d) Abstract.

5. Liane describes one of her tenacious traits as _______ , at which point she begins to "lose her footing."
(a) Sensory integration dysfunction.
(b) Poor spelling.
(c) Auditory discrimination problems.
(d) Poor balance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane describes _______ as a situation in which she is unable to let go of a particular train of thought.

2. The negative aspects of choosing to share with others about AS include all of the following except ______.

3. Liane developed several strategies for calming her babies that would not be too motion based including all of the following except _______.

4. Liane lists several strategies for people with AS to deal with shopping for the house including all of the following except _____.

5. Liane lists several strategies for people with AS to practice interviewing skills including all of the following except _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Liane describe the process of homemaking and all the challenges and difficulties contained therein?

2. What challenges did Liane experience when she wanted to do things with her babies?

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

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

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

6. What were the warning signs that Liane noticed about her daughter that pointed to a diagnosis of Asperger's?

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

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

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