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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase is still confusing to Shawn?
(a) Kitty Hawk.
(b) Keep on trucking.
(c) Door bell.
(d) Car wash.

2. What can really bum out Shawn sometimes?
(a) Being talked to like a newborn baby.
(b) Being unable to communicate.
(c) Feeling sorry for himself.
(d) Thinking about how his condition affects his family.

3. What is cerebral palsy?
(a) A condition.
(b) An inability to control movement.
(c) An inability to vocalize.
(d) A disease.

4. What allows Shawn to witness the dog's moment of death?
(a) The front windshield wipers clear the glass.
(b) The angle of the open door of the van.
(c) The side window clears for a second.
(d) Cindy picks up the dog.

5. How does Mom try to comfort Cindy about the dog?
(a) By handing her a box of tissues.
(b) By mentioning that many people believe in life after death.
(c) By wiping the tears from her face.
(d) By crying along with Cindy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Shawn think that he understood what death looked like before the dog died?

2. What can be frustrating to Shawn?

3. Why does Shawn get confused about some aspects and experiences of life?

4. What do Shawn's parents explain to their friends "a trillion times?"

5. What control does Shawn have over his body?

(see the answer key)

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