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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. Why does Temple find statistics difficult?

2. What does Temple think her mother's letter is trying to do?

3. Which of the following does Temple say that spinning develops in an autistic child?

4. Which of the following does Temple say can help an autistic child learn better?

5. What does a person release when he/she is touched?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Temple feel about her mother's letter?

2. How does Temple feel when she finally walks through the sliding door?

3. How does Temple use visual images to help her in daily life?

4. Why is it important to encourage an autistic's interests?

5. Why does Temple fixate on the sliding glass door in Chapter 11?

6. Why does Temple think spinning is good for autistic children?

7. What does Temple find out about brain surgery research in Chapter 13?

8. Why does Temple think she suffers from nerve attacks?

9. Why does Temple feel guilty about the machine she builds in Chapter 10?

10. What does Temple's mother say in her letter to her daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how each of the following aided Temple in her recovery against manic depression"

1) Medication

2) Family

3) Psychiatry

4) Work

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Temple use character and setting to express these themes?

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