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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Shawn's parents explain to their friends "a trillion times?"
(a) Something about Shawn that is only partially true.
(b) Something that is "stupid."
(c) About Shawn's I.Q.
(d) About Shawn's test scores.

2. What control does Shawn have over his body?
(a) Shawn can control his eyes.
(b) Shawn cannot control any of his muscles or functions.
(c) Shawn can bounce his head.
(d) Shawn can control his left finger and tap out Morse code.

3. What does Dad throw at the crow?
(a) A bucket of ice cubes.
(b) A glass of iced tea.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A paperback book.

4. What phrase is confusing to Shawn at first because of his lack of experience?
(a) Chicken soup.
(b) Cigarette drag.
(c) Turkey dressing.
(d) Postal worker.

5. What does Shawn not know at the time that he sees the dog killed?
(a) That his father might be planning his own death.
(b) That there is an afterlife.
(c) That death is painless.
(d) That death is a part of the cycle of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Paul?

2. What is Shawn's birth order?

3. What color are the dog's eyes?

4. Where is Shawn the week before his father comes by the house?

5. What are Shawn's main teachers in life?

(see the answer key)

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