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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• A biography

• An essay

• A memoir

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

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