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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. What was preschool like for John Robison?
(a) He was persecuted by his teacher.
(b) He excelled.
(c) He refused to go.
(d) He was disliked by the other children.

2. Who is Chuckie?
(a) A boy John Robison liked.
(b) John Robison's teacher.
(c) A girl John Robison liked.
(d) John Robison's best friend.

3. What was missing from the thing John and his friends found in the woods?
(a) The windshield.
(b) The doors.
(c) The engine.
(d) The wheels.

4. What was John Robison's reaction when his parents fought?
(a) He hurt himself.
(b) He yelled at them to distract them from their fight.
(c) He would faint.
(d) He cried.

5. What does John say became more difficult as her got older?
(a) Controlling his troublemaking urges.
(b) Refraining from blurting out his thoughts.
(c) Making sense of adults' contradictory expectations.
(d) Understanding the language of the children around him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What behavior did John Robison learn from his dog?

2. What did John buy when he sold his first Porsche?

3. What does John say he preferred?

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

5. How does John rationalize his reaction to Betsy's news?

(see the answer key)

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