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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What seems to fall off of the computer screen in Chapter 14?
(a) A shadow.
(b) A feather.
(c) Stars.
(d) A sticky note.

2. What happens in Chapter 7 when Shawn and his father are right in front of the camera?
(a) Shawn falls out of his wheelchair.
(b) His father notices Shawn nuzzling Becky.
(c) The cameraman trips over one of the ambulatory students.
(d) Shawn has a seizure.

3. When first describing the Severely/Profoundly Handicapped Special Education Program that he attends, how does Shawn describe the class?
(a) An oasis.
(b) A refuge.
(c) A zoo.
(d) A circus.

4. What item is not in Shawn's father's bedroom?
(a) A photograph of Shawn, his parents, and his siblings.
(b) A photograph of Shawn's sister.
(c) A photograph of Shawn.
(d) A poster from the science center.

5. What is the pain that Dad speaks of wanting to end for Shawn?
(a) The pain associated with bleeding in the brain.
(b) The pain of muscle spasms.
(c) The pain of knowing a loveless life.
(d) The pain of grand mal seizures.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Shawn mention women in a Maxfield Parrish painting?

2. During the doozy of a seizure that Shawn has during the Alice Ponds Show, what does Shawn experience?

3. How does Shawn's mother describe Sydney to Connie?

4. In Chapter 8, what idea is more confusing to Shawn because he knows that his father loves him?

5. What kind of tournament is Paul entering with his teammates?

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