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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 door does Temple walk in and out of ten times?
2. Why does Temple find statistics difficult?
3. What kind of door does Temple fixate on?
4. What school researches Temple's nerve attacks?
5. Who asks Temple to stop going through her door?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Temple think spinning is good for autistic children?
2. How does Temple justify using the machine?
3. How does Temple try and help the animals she works with in Chapter 12?
4. How does Temple get on working with the cowboys and the cattle in Chapter 12?
5. How does Mr Brookes help Temple in Chapter 9?
6. Describe Temple's relationship with Alfred.
7. Why does Temple feel guilty about the machine she builds in Chapter 10?
8. How does Temple describe her nerve attacks?
9. Where does Temple find temporary relief from her nerve attacks?
10. What does Temple find out about brain surgery research in Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose two sub-levels of autism and discuss the following:
1) The symptons and the problems it causes for the sufferer
2) How a sufferer is treated
Essay Topic 2
Look at the structure of the book.
1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?
2) Examine the way Temple uses other people in the story to express her ideas.
Essay Topic 3
How was autism viewed in the Sixties? How is autism viewed today?
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