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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 struggles with teaching her daughter how to get along ______, because she also wants her to be autonomous.
(a) Historically.
(b) Academically.
(c) Socially.
(d) Functionally.

2. Liane states that she is inflexible in how she understands words that convey all of the following concepts except ______.
(a) Place.
(b) Specific action.
(c) Time.
(d) Order.

3. Liane suggests that 'Aspies' pay attention to the _______ elements and interpersonal expectations of a job.
(a) Location.
(b) Physical exertion.
(c) Sensory.
(d) Intellectual.

4. As the chapter opens, Liane is recounting being in the delivery room. Because of Liane's concrete thinking she believes that she is giving birth to a child with ____ heads.
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. Liane states that 'Aspies' have to be ______ and forthright, which can cause a certain amount of awkwardness.
(a) Honest.
(b) Deceitful.
(c) Abstract.
(d) Vague.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Liane stated that during her daughter's testing at the Child Development Unit, she and her husband both ______, her from acceptance and possibility.

3. Liane reports that most of the time Tom is able to ______ the conversation which helps her decode what he is saying.

4. Liane's friend suggested that Liane's daughter might be dealing with ________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Liane fear in terms of her ability to meet all of Tom's relationship needs?

3. What are some of the reasons why people with AS should not tell those around them about their diagnosis?

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

5. According to Liane, why is it important for people with AS to have a strong support system?

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

7. Why is it important for college bound people with AS to tell people at the school about their AS?

8. What happened in the grocery store that made Liane and her daughter want to rant and rave at the cashier?

9. What are some of the reasons why people with AS should tell those around them about their diagnosis?

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

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