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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the stanza of the poem in Chapter 6, what part of Shawn's body shows signs of trouble?
(a) His mouth.
(b) His neck.
(c) His head.
(d) His eyes.

2. Where is Shawn the week before his father comes by the house?
(a) Shawn is in the television room.
(b) Shawn is in the backyard.
(c) Shawn is in the living room.
(d) Shawn is on the back deck of the house.

3. In the dream about Ally, where are Ally and Shawn sitting?
(a) On top of the Space Needle.
(b) In the nosebleed seats of the Key Arena.
(c) In the middle of a sunrise.
(d) On top of one of the tallest peaks of the Cascades.

4. From what does the seizure medicine protect Shawn?
(a) Muscle spasms.
(b) Paralysis.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Broken bones.

5. Why does Shawn mention women in a Maxfield Parrish painting?
(a) It is his favorite painting.
(b) It is a bad omen that the painting fell off the wall in his mother's room.
(c) Ally resembles one of those women.
(d) The painting is visible to him when he lies in bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase is confusing to Shawn at first because of his lack of experience?

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

3. According to the discussion between Shawn's parents the last time that Shawn's father feeds him, who does not believe in God?

4. When Shawn has an "autonomic, uncontrollable systemic reflex" during a seizure, what is Shawn doing?

5. How does Shawn interact with Cindy while having an out-of-body experience?

(see the answer key)

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