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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. When Mary wrote out a prescription, Donna felt that she interpreted her condition as _____.
2. What did Donna begin to fear in Tim's eyes?
3. Donna compares the perception of an autistic person and the behavior it leads to possibly triggering protective chemical or hormonal responses in the brain to _____.
4. How was Donna labeled within the context of autism?
5. Where did Donna and the Welshman go after they got off the train?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Donna believe that being sane or intelligent is not superior to being insane or retarded?
2. Why did Donna begin to slap herself and pull out her hair?
3. What happened when Donna called Mary at home after drinking alcohol and taking the pills she prescribed?
4. What happened with a girl she went to school with after graduation that caused Donna to come to tears?
5. What was the conversation about between Donna and Shaun's father on the way to pick Shaun up from the train station?
6. When Donna presented Carol and Willie to Mary, how did Donna perceive the relationship between these two personalities?
7. What does Donna write about "soft options" and does she espouse them?
8. How did Donna feel when she gave her university professor a poem as a gift?
9. How did Donna feel about graduating from school?
10. What were the letters like that Donna and Tim wrote to each other?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the dynamic between Donna, Karen, and Tim. Which of Donna's personalities was at the forefront in this social situation? How did Karen affect the relationship between Donna and Tim?
Essay Topic 2
Explain why Donna studied psychology in college. How did this relate to her work with Mary?
Essay Topic 3
Explain how Donna discovered the effects that certain foods had on her physical and mental health. Why did she explore this? Where did she go to learn about her eating habits? What eating plan seemed to work for her? What changes did her boss see in her as a result of changes in her diet?
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