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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How was John spending his time when he was sixteen?
(a) Working in a factory.
(b) Hanging around in bars.
(c) Hitchhiking around.
(d) Studying independently.

4. What did Professor Edwards open up to John?
(a) The UMass computer courses.
(b) The UMass athletic facility.
(c) The UMass fraternity system.
(d) The UMass electronics labs.

5. How long did John take to finish the year-long electronics course he was enrolled in?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Two years.
(d) A semester.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did John Robison feel when he was around other kids?

2. How did the system John built perform?

3. What made people think that John was a prodigy?

4. What does John say he can now see about his mother?

5. How did John's driving lessons end?

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