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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the last time that Shawn's father feeds him, what happens?
(a) Shawn coughs food into his father's face.
(b) Shawn spits up formula on his father's shirt.
(c) Shawn throws the spoon across the room.
(d) Shawn's mother breaks dishes in the sink.

2. What is the pain that Dad speaks of wanting to end for Shawn?
(a) The pain of grand mal seizures.
(b) The pain associated with bleeding in the brain.
(c) The pain of knowing a loveless life.
(d) The pain of muscle spasms.

3. What does Dad think the crow might do to Shawn?
(a) Give him lice.
(b) Leave droppings on his clothes.
(c) Peck his eyes out.
(d) Infect him with disease.

4. Faced with the crow, Dad compares Shawn's helplessness to what?
(a) A baby.
(b) A bug.
(c) A worm.
(d) A feather.

5. Cindy says something on the Alice Ponds Show that Paul calls "classic." What does she say?
(a) I go there often.
(b) Which brother?
(c) I'd be lost without him.
(d) Do I know you?

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what is Paul being punished for?

2. How many times has Shawn's father said his name aloud in his presence?

3. According to the conversation that Lindy has with her friend Connie, what aspect of Shawn's condition bothers Sydney the most?

4. How old is Shawn when his father feeds him for the last time?

5. In Chapter 12, Cindy admits to feeling guilty about what?

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