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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the stanza of the poem in Chapter 6, what part of Shawn's body shows signs of trouble?
(a) His mouth.
(b) His neck.
(c) His head.
(d) His eyes.

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

4. At the premiere reading of the poem, who is referred to as "Bing-Bong"?
(a) The woman with the huge breasts.
(b) A fictitious character in the poem.
(c) Shawn.
(d) The first speaker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shawn thinks that his father does love him, although he is freaked out by what?

2. When Sydney becomes famous for the poem, what famous person does he meet?

3. What is cerebral palsy?

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

5. How long ago was the premiere reading of the poem that was written about Shawn?

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