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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, A Very Large Slice of Pi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language is Daniel learning when the book is being written?
(a) Icelandic.
(b) Korean.
(c) Russian.
(d) Welsh.

2. What sort of card game does Daniel invent in his room at home?
(a) A new game of rummy.
(b) Solitaire using prime numbers.
(c) Poker solitaire.
(d) Solitaire with three decks of cards.

3. Why did the Tammet family need to bargain hunt in charity shops and do their own home repairs?
(a) Both parents decided to stay home and raise the family.
(b) Daniel's father had gotten fired.
(c) They were all lazy and did not want to work.
(d) Salaries had been sharply cut at the time.

4. When Daniel had his second seizure, what did his father do?
(a) Held him down to secure him.
(b) Called an ambulance and waited.
(c) Called his wife for help.
(d) Brought him to the hospital in a taxi.

5. Who is Daniel's landlord in his Lithuanian apartment building?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Jeremiah.
(c) John.
(d) Jonas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Two of the secondary school subjects that Daniel struggled with were:

2. What was Daniel's favorite book on the nursery book shelf?

3. Some scientists believe that metaphors may be the result of:

4. What is frontotemporal dementia (FTD)?

5. Professor Ramachandran theorizes that language emerged:

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