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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John rationalize his reaction to Betsy's news?
(a) That he wasn't dead.
(b) That the child's suffering was unbearable without laughter.
(c) That the illness was ironic.
(d) That the child's death was funny.

2. What does John say he taught himself?
(a) To protect himself with humor.
(b) To make unusual insights.
(c) To react normally.
(d) To have a unique perspective on everything.

3. What behavior did John Robison learn from his dog?
(a) Chewing on furniture.
(b) Peeing on the carpet.
(c) Biting.
(d) Barking.

4. What does John say about people with Asperger's?
(a) They empathize too quickly with other people.
(b) They lack empathy.
(c) They do not believe they are themselves.
(d) They believe they are other people beside themselves.

5. How did John get revenge against his biology teacher?
(a) By disrupting the teacher's class.
(b) By having porn magazines sent to the teacher's house.
(c) By spreading rumors about the teacher.
(d) By writing dirty things about the teacher in the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John fantasize about, in the vehicle in the woods?

2. What was John's reaction to Betsy's news?

3. What would John Robison do to Doug?

4. How does John say his biology teacher treated him?

5. What was John Robison's reaction when his parents fought?

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