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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Shawn says that his father's books, poems, newspaper and magazine articles and his job teaching literature at college always made him think of his father as what?
(a) Smart.
(b) Wise.
(c) Successful.
(d) Philosophical.

2. What does Dad throw at the crow?
(a) A paperback book.
(b) A bucket of ice cubes.
(c) A glass of iced tea.
(d) A newspaper.

3. According to Shawn in Chapter 8, when does his father seem to feel the closest to Shawn?
(a) When his father laughs after performing the little "ritual."
(b) When sitting quietly next to Shawn in the sun.
(c) During his siezures.
(d) During the reading of the award-winning poem.

4. How many times has Shawn's father said his name aloud in his presence?
(a) Ninety-six times.
(b) Sixteen times.
(c) Six times.
(d) Twenty-six times.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the doozy of a seizure that Shawn has during the Alice Ponds Show, what does Shawn experience?

2. Why is Dad enraged and fearful after the experience with the crow?

3. In Chapter 12, while Shawn is outside on the front porch, what is the origin of the strong smell of fumes?

4. In Chapter 8, what do the doctors say is "almost impossible?"

5. How does Shawn's father talk to him?

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