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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. In what experiment did Daniel participate with Dr. Gary Morgan in 2005?
(a) Synesthetic connections.
(b) Learning British sign language.
(c) Emotional language.
(d) Reacting to bird song.

2. What is Daniel's main role as a volunteer in Lithuania?
(a) Writing.
(b) Social worker.
(c) Math tutor.
(d) Teaching English.

3. How was Daniel's verbal practice of pi recitation frustrating for him?
(a) The digits were long and his voice grew tired.
(b) He did not like speaking out loud.
(c) The numbers are visual to him and recitation is verbal.
(d) Any noises slowed him down.

4. Where does the name "pi" come from?
(a) The word for "irrational number" in Russian.
(b) The sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
(c) The Greek mathematician, Archimedes.
(d) The Museum of the History of Mathematics.

5. Six months after meeting Neil, what does Daniel do?
(a) Goes to work for him.
(b) Tells his parents about him.
(c) Moves in with him.
(d) Leaves him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Daniel let Neil shave his face for him?

2. How was Daniel able to win at Blackjack?

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

4. How long is Daniel's challenge in Iceland reduced in time?

5. What type of language does Daniel find most confusing because of his Asperger's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Daniel learned during his year in Kaunas?

2. How is Daniel's partner, Neil, similar to Daniel?

3. When Daniel returns to his family's new home after a year in Lithuania, why must he readjust to living there?

4. Why did the scientists in California ask if Daniel could visit with them longer?

5. Why was Daniel unhappy and somewhat anxious when the producers first revealed to him their choice of language he would learn?

6. Why did Daniel think about creating his own private language when he was young?

7. Why does Daniel want to do a fundraiser for the Epilepsy Society?

8. Describe Daniel's state of mind as he recited pi for an audience for more than five hours.

9. Why did the involvement in a documentary about his story make Daniel think it was the opportunity of a lifetime?

10. What were some of the biggest concerns about Daniel's involvement with the documentary and how did he overcome them?

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