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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a happy memory for Shawn?
(a) The thump of Cindy's feet as she runs up the stairs.
(b) The morning paper hitting the porch.
(c) Winky, winky, winky.
(d) The ring of the telephone.

2. What allows Shawn to witness the dog's moment of death?
(a) Cindy picks up the dog.
(b) The side window clears for a second.
(c) The front windshield wipers clear the glass.
(d) The angle of the open door of the van.

3. When Shawn has an "autonomic, uncontrollable systemic reflex" during a seizure, what is Shawn doing?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Contracting his muscles.
(c) Breathing rapidly.
(d) Urinating.

4. Who believes that kids like Shawn and their families need more than the Special Olympics?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Earl.
(d) Paul.

5. What does Shawn think about death?
(a) Death is a big fat nothing.
(b) Death is peaceful.
(c) Death will put him out of his misery.
(d) Death is the exactly the opposite of of what Cindy says it is.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first verse of the poem that Sydney writes, what animal does he use to refer to Shawn?

2. In the stanza of the poem that opens Chapter 8, what is the main question being asked?

3. How does Mom try to comfort Cindy about the dog?

4. What control does Shawn have over his body?

5. What does Shawn not know at the time that he sees the dog killed?

(see the answer key)

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