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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Shawn's eyes tend to focus on?
(a) A smudge on the wall.
(b) Nothing in particular.
(c) What's visible through a window.
(d) Books left open.

3. Why does Shawn say that he doesn't really have a body?
(a) Because his body doesn't work right.
(b) Because he has cerebral palsy.
(c) Because his life has always just been in his head.
(d) Because he has never been able to see what he looks like.

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

5. What does the crow do that startles Shawn and his father?
(a) It flies overhead.
(b) It flaps its wings menacingly.
(c) It caws loudly.
(d) It picks up a cube of ice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What control does Shawn have over his body?

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

4. At what location does the premiere reading of the poem that was written about Shawn take place?

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

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