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

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) Wise.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Successful.
(d) Smart.

2. When Shawn has an "autonomic, uncontrollable systemic reflex" during a seizure, what is Shawn doing?
(a) Urinating.
(b) Breathing rapidly.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Contracting his muscles.

3. According to the discussion between Shawn's parents the last time that Shawn's father feeds him, who does not believe in God?
(a) Cindy.
(b) Lindy.
(c) Paul.
(d) Sydney.

4. What does Shawn's father always do to Shawn when he comes to visit?
(a) Bends his thumbs backward.
(b) Makes Shawn sit up straighter in his wheelchair.
(c) Reads the first stanza of the award-winning poem.
(d) Brings a vanilla cookie.

5. What room do Cindy and her friends sleep in when there is a sleepover?
(a) Cindy's room.
(b) The living room.
(c) The guest room.
(d) The family room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shawn's bed like at home?

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

3. In Chapter 6 Shawn describes his seizures as being like what?

4. How old is Shawn the first few times that his spirit leaves his body?

5. When Shawn tells Ally that he loves her, what word or phrase does he almost add?

(see the answer key)

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