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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who teaches Shawn to read?
(a) Shawn's mother.
(b) Paul.
(c) Shawn's father.
(d) Cindy.

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

4. What sensory experiences does Shawn remember as they drive away from the scene of the accident?
(a) The feeling of the damp breeze and the sound of rain.
(b) The squeak of windshield wipers and the smell of burned oil and mud.
(c) The feeling of leather straps and dampness, and the sound of rain.
(d) The feeling of shock and fear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be frustrating to Shawn?

2. What is the pain that Dad speaks of wanting to end for Shawn?

3. How old is Shawn when his gift first starts?

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

5. Faced with the crow, Dad compares Shawn's helplessness to what?

(see the answer key)

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