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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does the seizure medicine protect Shawn?
(a) Paralysis.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Muscle spasms.
(d) Broken bones.

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

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

4. What can really bum out Shawn sometimes?
(a) Being talked to like a newborn baby.
(b) Feeling sorry for himself.
(c) Being unable to communicate.
(d) Thinking about how his condition affects his family.

5. How many people attend the premiere reading of the poem?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Two thousand.
(d) Five hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the premiere reading of the poem, where is Shawn sitting?

2. What is cerebral palsy?

3. How many talk shows does Sydney appear on because of the poem?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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