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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Shawn's good news?
(a) He lives in a cool city.
(b) He has a gift.
(c) He has siblings who are pretty cool.
(d) All anwers are correct.

2. What are Shawn's main teachers in life?
(a) His parents.
(b) The television, car radio, overheard conversations, and reading.
(c) Special education teachers.
(d) His siblings.

3. How old is Shawn when his gift first starts?
(a) Nine or ten.
(b) Six or seven
(c) Three or Four.
(d) Five or six.

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

5. What does Shawn think about the city in which he lives?
(a) It's cool beyond belief.
(b) It's not sunny enough.
(c) It's too rainy.
(d) It's wild to live near so many sports teams.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What phrase is still confusing to Shawn?

3. What can really bum out Shawn sometimes?

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

5. What allows Shawn to witness the dog's moment of death?

(see the answer key)

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