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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. A friend calls Catherine with news of therapy that involves intense _______.
(a) Light therapy.
(b) Holding therapy.
(c) Behavioral therapy.
(d) Speech therapy.

2. What does Dr. Lovaas develop that Catherine uses for Anne Marie?
(a) A vaccine.
(b) A school.
(c) A language for autistics.
(d) A therapy program.

3. What is the purpose of an acknowledgment section?
(a) To explain how the book was written.
(b) To introduce the book.
(c) To give an outline of the contents of the book.
(d) To show appreciation to those who helped the author.

4. Who is the author's husband?
(a) Ivar.
(b) Bernard
(c) Marc.
(d) Michel.

5. What is Mary Beth's relationship with the Maurice family?
(a) Daniel's teacher.
(b) The family's minister.
(c) A physician who worked with the family.
(d) A therapist who worked with the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the foreword say needs to be tried for autistic children?

2. Why is it recommended that Catherine take Anne Marie to the hospital?

3. What do Catherine and Marc know about Anne Marie's diagnosis?

4. What is the diagnosis of Anne Marie by the neurologist?

5. What does Catherine doubt about behavioral therapy as she makes the lists?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the Maurice family's trip to France in Chapter 9.

2. What is the therapeutic nursery that is suggested to Catherine, and why doesn't she enroll Anne Marie there?

3. According to the acknowledgments section, who offered support to Catherine in writing the book?

4. Explain the afterword.

5. Describe Anne Marie's first session with Bridget.

6. Explain the claims of the book on autism by Niko and Elizabeth Tinbergen.

7. Explain how Anne Marie's first semester of preschool goes.

8. Explain Bruno Bettelheim's view of autism.

9. Explain the relationship between Dr. Welch and Catherine after the documentary.

10. What therapists does Catherine thank in the acknowledgments section?

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