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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the crow land?
(a) On the rear-view mirror on his father's car.
(b) On Shawn's spare wheelchair.
(c) On the railing under the overhanging branches.
(d) On the telephone line in the alley behind the house.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Shawn feel after meeting Ally?

3. What do Cindy's friends do in front of Shawn that he sees as a "silver lining?"

4. How old is Shawn when he learns to read?

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

(see the answer key)

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