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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liane lists several accommodation requests for people with AS once they are on the job including all of the following except _____.
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Ergonomic equipment.
(c) Ear plugs.
(d) Advance knowledge of a change in routine.

2. As the chapter opens, Liane is recounting being in the delivery room. Because of Liane's concrete thinking she believes that she is giving birth to a child with ____ heads.
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. Liane believes that the people who need to know about AS include all of the following except ______.
(a) Individuals to whom you turn for advice or support.
(b) People in positions of authority over you.
(c) People with whom you are developing a strong relationship.
(d) Virtual strangers.

4. There is a great deal of conflict in the AS community about ______ with the greater community.
(a) School.
(b) Work.
(c) Diagnosis.
(d) Disclosure.

5. Liane believes that people who don't need to know about your AS status include all of the following except _____.
(a) Distant relatives with whom you are rarely in contact.
(b) Strangers you will likely only meet once.
(c) Counselors or social workers.
(d) Children's teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane realizes that her daughter's ways of ______ will be different from her own, especially since she has to grow up knowing something is wrong with her.

2. Liane suggests that 'Aspies' pay attention to the _______ elements and interpersonal expectations of a job.

3. Liane developed several strategies for calming her babies that would not be too motion based including all of the following except _______.

4. Liane's husband's name is _______. Like Liane, he also enjoys the feel and experience of university campuses.

5. Liane suggests that AS people assign each member of the household a color to keep them organized for all of the following items except ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Liane state at the beginning of the chapter that she knew right away her youngest daughter was special?

2. What was the reaction of people to Liane's discovery that both she and her daughter likely has Asperger's syndrome?

3. What are some of the reasons why people with AS should not tell those around them about their diagnosis?

4. What were the warning signs that Liane noticed about her daughter that pointed to a diagnosis of Asperger's?

5. What happened when Liane went to an interview and her potential boss told her his favorite media company?

6. What happens to Liane and her husband when the ultrasound technician tells them that she sees two heads?

7. What is Liane's major strategy for keeping the people, the mail, and the record keeping organized within the house?

8. What was Liane's emotional state after she found out that she and her daughter were indeed different from most of the people she associated with?

9. How does Liane describe the communication barrier that first existed between herself and her husband Tom?

10. What happened to Liane when she was on a business trip in San Francisco with Tom?

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