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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, during the "amazingly loud" applause, who flinches?
(a) Sydney.
(b) The young waiter.
(c) The reporter.
(d) Shawn.

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

3. In the stanza of the poem that opens Chapter 9, what is the ghost bird replacing?
(a) Healing.
(b) A real bird.
(c) Joy.
(d) A heart.

4. Which classroom staff members at the school does Shawn like the best?
(a) William and Becky.
(b) William and Mrs. Hare.
(c) Becky and Mrs. Hare.
(d) Mrs. Hare and the kitchen aid.

5. What room do Cindy and her friends sleep in when there is a sleepover?
(a) The living room.
(b) The guest room.
(c) Cindy's room.
(d) The family room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is newsworthy about Collin?

3. What is Shawn's bad news?

4. According to the discussion between Shawn's parents the last time that Shawn's father feeds him, who does not believe in God?

5. During the last time that Shawn's father feeds him, what happens?

(see the answer key)

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