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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Daniel interview for and not receive?

2. How did Daniel have to prove that he had learned Icelandic in four days?

3. How many digits of pi was Daniel able to recite to beat the record?

4. Why did Daniel decide to publicly recite as many digits in the number pi as he could to beat a record?

5. How is Daniel trained for his volunteer assignment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Daniel goes on an interview for a library position, why does he most likely not get the job?

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

4. Why did Daniel spend his first weekend in Kaunas inside his new apartment?

5. Why did Daniel's travels and meetings during the making of Brainman and his appearances on television give him such a feeling of elation?

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

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

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

9. How is Daniel's method of memorizing the digits of pi different from most other people's methods?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Daniel was part of a large family. Did this in any way help him? How? What might he have learned from his siblings? What could he have taught them?

Essay Topic 2

Daniel is diagnosed with epilepsy as a young child. How has this affected him throughout his life? Did it have any effect on his family? Do you believe his grandfather's diagnosis was a contributing factor to his diagnosis? Do you think the epilepsy helped cause his savant abilities or vice versa?

Essay Topic 3

Daniel meets his partner, Neil, on the internet. What is it about the computer that makes life so much easier for him? Why does he and others on the autistic spectrum find communication on the internet reassuring? How does the computer become one of his life's focuses?

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