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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Shawn the first few times that his spirit leaves his body?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eight.

2. How much money does Sydney McDaniel claim it takes to educate each ineducable child in Seattle?
(a) Twenty-five thousand dollars per year per child.
(b) Hundreds of thousands of dollars.
(c) A million dollars per decade.
(d) Thirty-five thousand dollars per year per child.

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

4. What does Shawn try not to do too much?
(a) Complain about his reflexes.
(b) Think about what his mother says about him to others.
(c) Think about being stuck at home.
(d) Complain to himself.

5. What is the pain that Dad speaks of wanting to end for Shawn?
(a) The pain associated with bleeding in the brain.
(b) The pain of knowing a loveless life.
(c) The pain of grand mal seizures.
(d) The pain of muscle spasms.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word or concept is confusing to Shawn until he sees it written out?

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

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

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