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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 criticism does John make of people's decisions to marry?

2. How does John say his second marriage was different from his first?

3. What was John's lighting design for the Orlando show?

4. What does John say his boss assured him?

5. What did John believe about his work at Milton Bradley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What metaphor does John use to describe what it feels like to be an Aspergian?

2. What does John say about his relationships while he was on the road?

3. Describe the job John took when he returned to the U.S.

4. How does John characterize people with Asperger's syndrome?

5. What happened when John's work was appropriated by another engineer?

6. What is Chris' living situation while John is touring with rock bands?

7. What does John say is the difference between people and machines, for him?

8. How does John characterize his relation with machines?

9. What kinds of special effects did John Robison create for KISS?

10. Describe John's feelings about working in a corporation.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How trustworthy is John Robison as a narrator? Do you believe what he says, or would you expect the facts to come out differently, if someone ever wrote a biography of him?

Essay Topic 2

If this were a novel, what themes would need to be wrapped up, in order for the book to be concluded? Why do novels need conclusions that memoirs don't need?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think was John Robison's main reason for writing this book? What evidence do you find, in the book, that this is his main reason? What other reasons might he have? Why do you think those reasons are less important?

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