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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shawn do at the end of the dream about Ally?
(a) Walk off into the sunset with Ally.
(b) Smile the biggest smile ever.
(c) Soar off into the universe holding Ally by the hand.
(d) Begin to cry.

2. Where does the crow land?
(a) On Shawn's spare wheelchair.
(b) On the telephone line in the alley behind the house.
(c) On the railing under the overhanging branches.
(d) On the rear-view mirror on his father's car.

3. What is cerebral palsy?
(a) An inability to vocalize.
(b) An inability to control movement.
(c) A condition.
(d) A disease.

4. In Chapter 11, what does Paul give Shawn while his mother is not looking?
(a) A piece of a chip.
(b) A piece of a chocolate chip cookie.
(c) A photograph of Ally.
(d) A dribble of soft drink from a straw.

5. Why does Shawn say that he doesn't really have a body?
(a) Because he has never been able to see what he looks like.
(b) Because he has cerebral palsy.
(c) Because his life has always just been in his head.
(d) Because his body doesn't work right.

Short Answer Questions

1. What control does Shawn have over his body?

2. Why does Shawn say that he loves his seizures?

3. Why does the school district send out a school psychologist each year?

4. What does the crow do that startles Shawn and his father?

5. According to Shawn in Chapter 8, when does his father seem to feel the closest to Shawn?

(see the answer key)

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