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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, Reykjavik, New York, Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What 1988 film featured a character having a syndrome similar to Daniel's?
(a) A Cry in the Dark.
(b) Brain Damage.
(c) The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
(d) Rain Man.

2. One of Daniel's teachers, Mr. Thraves, threw away a collection that Daniel had brought to school. What was it a collection of?
(a) Acorns.
(b) Ants.
(c) Leaflets.
(d) Ladybirds.

3. Who in Daniel's family had also suffered from epilepsy?
(a) His father's father.
(b) His maternal aunt.
(c) His mother's father.
(d) His father's brother.

4. Why is learning new languages easier if you already know more than one?
(a) Languages belong to "families" of related, similar languages.
(b) All languages have the same syntax rules.
(c) Your brain is in a receptive mode.
(d) Each language is a separate color in your mind.

5. Daniel sees a tarakona in his kitchen. What is that?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A cockroach.
(c) An ant.
(d) A grasshopper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the things Daniel enjoyed about the chess club he joined?

2. How did Daniel spend a lot of his time in the house on Blithbury Road?

3. What is Asperger's Syndrome?

4. What was Daniel's oldest brother named?

5. Many people on the autistic spectrum are very good at processing information in parts instead of holistically. This explains why Daniels is so good at:

(see the answer key)

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