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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Shawn get confused about some aspects and experiences of life?
(a) Because his brain injury causes hallucinations sometimes.
(b) Because he cannot turn his head voluntarily.
(c) Because his family shelters him intentionally.
(d) Because hearing about things is not as informative as experiencing things yourself.

2. What happens in Chapter 7 when Shawn and his father are right in front of the camera?
(a) Shawn falls out of his wheelchair.
(b) The cameraman trips over one of the ambulatory students.
(c) His father notices Shawn nuzzling Becky.
(d) Shawn has a seizure.

3. How much money does Sydney McDaniel claim it takes to educate each ineducable child in Seattle?
(a) Twenty-five thousand dollars per year per child.
(b) A million dollars per decade.
(c) Thirty-five thousand dollars per year per child.
(d) Hundreds of thousands of dollars.

4. Why is Dad enraged and fearful after the experience with the crow?
(a) Because his ex-wife left Shawn alone with him.
(b) Because he realizes that Shawn is helpless and impossible to protect.
(c) Because it is humiliating to have to be afraid of a crow.
(d) Because the crow may induce a seizure in Shawn.

5. How does Shawn interact with Cindy while having an out-of-body experience?
(a) Shawn touches her hand and thanks her.
(b) Shawn kisses her cheek.
(c) Shawn sits next to her at the beach.
(d) Shawn yells in her ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Shawn say that he doesn't really have a body?

2. What does the crow do that startles Shawn and his father?

3. What is Shawn's bad news?

4. In Chapter 6 Shawn describes his seizures as being like what?

5. What does Shawn try not to do too much?

(see the answer key)

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