3. How does Shawn describe William, one of the teacher assistants?
(a) An incredibly nice guy.
(b) The guy who broke my arm.
(c) An incredibly cruel psychopath.
(d) An incredibly strong guy with hairy arms.

4. In Chapter 5, during the "amazingly loud" applause, who flinches?
(a) The reporter.
(b) The young waiter.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Shawn.

5. While making the PBS Special at Shawn's classroom, Sydney McDaniel claims that people will not place ineducable children where?
(a) Expensive hospices.
(b) Expensive hospitals.
(c) Impersonal group homes or institutions.
(d) Low quality foster care.

6. In Chapter 8, what do the doctors say is "almost impossible?"
(a) That Shawn is aware.
(b) That Shawn will be cured of seizures.
(c) That Shawn's IQ will change.
(d) That Shawn will recover.

7. According to the conversation that Lindy has with her friend Connie, what aspect of Shawn's condition bothers Sydney the most?
(a) That Shawn might be trapped inside himself.
(b) That Shawn does not resemble Sydney at all.
(c) That Shawn's intelligence is so much lower than his own.
(d) That Shawn is their youngest child.

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

9. In Chapter 6 Shawn describes his seizures as being like what?
(a) A miracle.
(b) An adventure movie.
(c) A dream.
(d) A nightmare.

10. What does Shawn's father always do to Shawn when he comes to visit?
(a) Brings a vanilla cookie.
(b) Makes Shawn sit up straighter in his wheelchair.
(c) Reads the first stanza of the award-winning poem.
(d) Bends his thumbs backward.

11. What control does Shawn have over his body?
(a) Shawn can control his left finger and tap out Morse code.
(b) Shawn can bounce his head.
(c) Shawn cannot control any of his muscles or functions.
(d) Shawn can control his eyes.

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

13. What happens when Shawn awakens from a seizure?
(a) His spirit is forced back inside his body.
(b) He sees light blue swirls.
(c) He sees red swirls.
(d) He has a crackling feeling.

14. What can really bum out Shawn sometimes?
(a) Thinking about how his condition affects his family.
(b) Feeling sorry for himself.
(c) Being unable to communicate.
(d) Being talked to like a newborn baby.

15. How many people attend the premiere reading of the poem?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) One thousand.
(d) Two hundred.