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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the crow land?
(a) On the railing under the overhanging branches.
(b) On Shawn's spare wheelchair.
(c) On the rear-view mirror on his father's car.
(d) On the telephone line in the alley behind the house.

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

3. Why does Shawn say that he doesn't really have a body?
(a) Because his life has always just been in his head.
(b) Because he has cerebral palsy.
(c) Because his body doesn't work right.
(d) Because he has never been able to see what he looks like.

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

5. Why does the school district send out a school psychologist each year?
(a) Because Shawn is diagnosed as psychologically damaged.
(b) To administer tests to Shawn for IEPs.
(c) Because Shawn must pass the test before being promoted.
(d) To satisfy the standardized test requirement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shawn's gift?

2. According to Chapter 1, what is Bell Town?

3. What color are the dog's eyes?

4. What does Shawn think about the city in which he lives?

5. What is Shawn's bad news?

(see the answer key)

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