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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 does Catherine sense about Anne Marie in Chapter 1?

2. Why do others suspect Anne Marie is unhappy, according to Chapter 2?

3. What percentage of children have been helped by the therapy Rimland advocates?

4. Whose work in the field is explained in the foreword?

5. Where is Catherine when she finds strength during the family's overseas trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Anne Marie's experience with a plate of crackers from Chapter 15.

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

3. What are some of the autistic behaviors Anne Marie exhibits that Catherine describes in Chapter 4?

4. Describe the first therapist Catherine hires for Anne Marie.

5. What do others think is wrong with Anne Marie, and how does Catherine react to this?

6. Explain Bruno Bettelheim's view of autism.

7. Explain what happens at the holding session at the Mothering Center in Connecticut.

8. What is the controversy about behavioral modification therapy?

9. Explain what happens one night when Anne Marie is sick with a fever and cough.

10. Why does Catherine thank those who came before her in the fight for autistic children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Daniel's role in the recovery of Anne Marie and Michel.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why some people are against behavioral therapy or consider it cruel.

Essay Topic 3

Using Catherine's advice as a foundation, explain why it's important for parents to develop individualized therapy programs for their children.

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