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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the interview of Earl Detraux on the Alice Ponds Show, what does Earl seem to think was significant about Collin's behavior while he was dying?
(a) He did not struggle.
(b) He did not make a sound.
(c) He died quickly and silently.
(d) He did not open his eyes.

2. What is the most notable difference between Shawn's father and Earl Detraux?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Education.
(c) Age.
(d) Income.

3. What does Shawn do at the Pacific Science Center when he is eight?
(a) Attend a laser show.
(b) Ride the virtual reality attraction.
(c) View the Grossology Exhibit about the human body.
(d) Attend a special summer camp.

4. In the stanza of the poem at the beginning of Chapter 15, what is falling?
(a) Angels.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Wings.
(d) Birds.

5. What happens during the commercial after the interview of Earl Detraux on the Alice Ponds Show?
(a) A bird files into the closed family room window.
(b) The family room is silent.
(c) The electricity goes off.
(d) Shawn has a seizure.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, to whom does Shawn's dad say that he is not interested in taking the wheelchair for a ride?

2. What does Cindy call Earl Detraux?

3. Cindy says something on the Alice Ponds Show that Paul calls "classic." What does she say?

4. Who is initially confused in the dream about the angels?

5. What do the ruffians do to Shawn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shawn think about after viewing the clip of an interview between Sydney McDaniel and Earl Detraux on the Alice Ponds Show?

2. What is apparent about the relationship between Paul and his father after Paul finds out that his father wants him to go on the Alice Ponds show?

3. What did Shawn's father do at the Pacific Science Center when Shawn was eight years old?

4. Paul and Shawn's mother have opposite views about Sydney, Shawn's father. Who does Shawn agree with and what is his opinion of his father?

5. What is the Annie-Sullivan-meeting-Helen Keller-in-The Miracle-Worker routine and what does Shawn think about it?

6. Paul and Cindy discuss their father's appearance on The Alice Ponds Show. What do they think about what their father says on the show?

7. Why is Vonda excited to meet Shawn's father?

8. What is Shawn's opinion of the role of memories and "being known for who you are" when someone dies?

9. Which characters are going to Spokane in chapter 13 and why is it significant that they are going?

10. While Shawn has a doozy of a seizure during the end of the Alice Ponds show, what does he experience?

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