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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 1 is written from what point of view ?
(a) Shawn's.
(b) Third person.
(c) Omniscient.
(d) The psychologist's.

2. How old is Shawn when his gift first starts?
(a) Five or six.
(b) Three or Four.
(c) Nine or ten.
(d) Six or seven

3. When Shawn has an "autonomic, uncontrollable systemic reflex" during a seizure, what is Shawn doing?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Contracting his muscles.
(c) Urinating.
(d) Breathing rapidly.

4. What do Shawn's eyes tend to focus on?
(a) A smudge on the wall.
(b) What's visible through a window.
(c) Nothing in particular.
(d) Books left open.

5. Where is Shawn the week before his father comes by the house?
(a) Shawn is in the backyard.
(b) Shawn is in the television room.
(c) Shawn is on the back deck of the house.
(d) Shawn is in the living room.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what location does the premiere reading of the poem that was written about Shawn take place?

2. Why does Shawn say that he doesn't really have a body?

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

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

5. What does Shawn hear as they first drive off in the van after the accident?

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