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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. After Rob and Luis get married in Chapter 1, what task does Rob always insist on handling?
(a) Planning vacations.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Choosing movies.
(d) Fixing things.

2. How many neuron connections does a child make between the ages of two and three?
(a) 1,000
(b) 45,000
(c) 4,000.
(d) 15,000.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Brooks say Julia has had trouble letting go of?
(a) Her security blanket.
(b) Her desire to sing professionally.
(c) Her old car.
(d) Her party girl persona.

4. What did John Bowlby determine was key to a child's development?
(a) Stimulation.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Fiber.
(d) Safety.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what group of teenagers does Brooks say is discriminated against?
(a) Small, nerdy kids.
(b) Introverted, sensitive kids.
(c) Attractive, popular kids.
(d) Artsy, dramatic kids.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, what regular event is a constant trauma in Harold's life?

2. In Chapter 1, Antonio Damasio determines that - without emotion - people lead what type of lives?

3. What is Ms. Taylor's tactic for making children learn?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Antonio Damasio have difficulty doing with Elliot?

5. Which of the following ridiculous items is listed in the homework requirements in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Harold's goal from conception on?

2. How does Brooks use the meeting of Julia and Rob to illustrate the surprise of similarities?

3. How did Julia and Rob find marriage in the early years?

4. What did John Bowlby's research reveal about childhood?

5. How does Brooks describe the day-to-day life of the Composure Class?

6. What trauma does Harold experience at the end of Chapter 5?

7. How does Ms. Taylor shape Harold's interest in the classical world?

8. Who is Elliot, and how did he become involved with Antonio Damasio?

9. What is the Composure Class?

10. Describe young Harold's relationship with falling things.

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