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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of prize does his father win?
(a) Emmy.
(b) Newberry.
(c) Pulitzer.
(d) Nobel.

2. In the stanza of the poem at the beginning of Chapter 7, Shawn's expression is described as what?
(a) Overcooked.
(b) Deadly.
(c) Blank.
(d) The same.

3. During the last time that Shawn's father feeds him, what happens?
(a) Shawn spits up formula on his father's shirt.
(b) Shawn throws the spoon across the room.
(c) Shawn's mother breaks dishes in the sink.
(d) Shawn coughs food into his father's face.

4. In Chapter 7, why is it necessary to file an incident report?
(a) Because William turns out to be cruel.
(b) Because Shawn cracked his skull.
(c) Because William accidentally broke Shawn's arm.
(d) Because Shawn fell out of his wheelchair.

5. When did Shawn's mother get her nickname?
(a) From his father, after Paul is born.
(b) From his father, before they are married.
(c) From one of Shawn's earliest vocalizations.
(d) From her younger brother, who could not pronounce her name as a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Shawn's opinion, the fame of the poem turned his father into a professional what?

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

3. In the stanza of the poem that opens Chapter 10, what has become a "meringue of dust"?

4. In Chapter 8, what idea is more confusing to Shawn because he knows that his father loves him?

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

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