From Blue Nines and Red Words

What does the title "Blue Nines and Red Words" represent?

• What the author's young child likes to draw and color

• What the author sees when he interacts with certain numbers and letters

• The confusion that people with autism experience

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The author of "Blue Nines and Red Words" eats exactly 45 grams of porridge each morning. What aspect of his condition does this behavior illustrate?

• His need to stay on a strict diet

• His need to number everything

• His need for order and routine

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In the background info for the memoir, "Blue Nines and Red Words," an example of synesthesia provided is "I smell trouble." This is also an example of what figurative language?

• simile

• idiom

• metaphor

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The author, Daniel Tammet says that he visualizes most numbers as smooth and round shapes similar to...

• a basket ball

• pebbles on a beach

• circles

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The author says "whenever I become too stressed and I can't breathe properly, I close my eyes and count. Thinking of numbers helps me to become calm." What does this reveal about the author?

• He connects visually and emotionally with numbers

• He does not understand the purpose of numbers

• He is good with numbers

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In paragraph 3, Tammet is explaining his relationship with numbers. What number reminds him of himself?

• 11- It is friendly

• 5- It is loud

• 4- It is both shy and quiet

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According to the text, the author's type of synesthesia causes him to see...

• numbers as shapes, colors, textures, and motions

• blue words and red numbers

• lumpy porridge

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What type of text or genre is "Blue Nines and Red Words?"

• A biography

• An essay

• A memoir

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What is the author's purpose for writing "Blue Nines and Red Words?"

• To use his personal experiences with savant syndrome, synesthesia, and Asperger's syndrome and express his opinion that different minds make sense of the world in different ways.

• To show us that people with autism have difficulty connecting with others

• To tell us about how much he loves numbers

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The author of "Blue Nines and Red Word" sees different types of numbers in distinct ways. Which numbers does he consider most beautiful?

• thin numbers

• prime numbers

• even numbers

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