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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase is still confusing to Shawn?
(a) Keep on trucking.
(b) Car wash.
(c) Kitty Hawk.
(d) Door bell.

2. Why did Shawn think that he understood what death looked like before the dog died?
(a) Because he heard his mother describe he death of a relative.
(b) He had read books in which people died and he has a good imagination.
(c) Because his hospital roommate died when he was seven.
(d) He had seen people "die" on television.

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

4. In Chapter 5 when Shawn's mother dresses him up, what does Shawn object to wearing?
(a) Dress shoes.
(b) A bow tie.
(c) A white shirt.
(d) Dark slacks.

5. During the premiere reading of the poem, where is Shawn sitting?
(a) Next to his father.
(b) Next to his mother.
(c) In the living room.
(d) In the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shawn try not to do too much?

2. How long ago was the premiere reading of the poem that was written about Shawn?

3. What sensory experiences does Shawn remember as they drive away from the scene of the accident?

4. What is Shawn's gift?

5. Who is Paul?

(see the answer key)

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