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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shawn thinks that his father does love him, although he is freaked out by what?
(a) His inability to talk and respond.
(b) Shawn's condition and seizures.
(c) His inability to control his bowels and bladder.
(d) His drooling and head bobbing.

2. What is Shawn's birth order?
(a) Middle child.
(b) Oldest.
(c) Youngest.
(d) Oldest Boy.

3. Why does Shawn say that he loves his seizures?
(a) They are reality.
(b) He is being sarcastic.
(c) They do not hurt.
(d) They made him famous.

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

5. Faced with the crow, Dad compares Shawn's helplessness to what?
(a) A baby.
(b) A worm.
(c) A bug.
(d) A feather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Shawn's eyes tend to focus on?

2. What phrase is still confusing to Shawn?

3. In the first verse of the poem that Sydney writes, what animal does he use to refer to Shawn?

4. Where does the crow land?

5. In Chapter 5 when Shawn's mother dresses him up, what does Shawn object to wearing?

(see the answer key)

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