Does 'Um, well, let's see, so do you think that those experiences helped you figure out the kinds of things you liked to read?' exist in a separate context from 'Did those experiences help you figure out the books you liked?', without logical interdependence?
Um, well, let's see, so do you think that those experiences helped you figure out the kinds of things you liked to read?###Did those experiences help you figure out the books you liked?