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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, while Shawn is outside on the front porch, what is the origin of the strong smell of fumes?
(a) The van.
(b) A cigarette lighter.
(c) The grill.
(d) Gasoline.

2. What is the most notable difference between Shawn's father and Earl Detraux?
(a) Age.
(b) Education.
(c) Income.
(d) Compassion.

3. What shocks Shawn while he is dreaming about the angels?
(a) That his father thinks he is an angel.
(b) That he can hear his own voice.
(c) That he and his father are actually talking.
(d) That his father sees him.

4. What kind of perfume does Shawn remember his mother wearing?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Chanel No. 5.
(c) Joy.
(d) Opium.

5. When Shawn's mother has coffee with her friend Connie and they talk about his father leaving, where is Shawn?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) At school.
(c) In the dining room.
(d) At the window overlooking Puget Sound.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, Cindy admits to feeling guilty about what?

2. How much money does Sydney McDaniel claim it takes to educate each ineducable child in Seattle?

3. What gives Shawn a chill as his father is leaving his classroom after filming footage for the PBS Special?

4. What type of audience does The Alice Ponds Show attract?

5. What is Earl Detraux doing now?

(see the answer key)

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