1. What are Shawn's main teachers in life?
(a) His siblings.
(b) Special education teachers.
(c) The television, car radio, overheard conversations, and reading.
(d) His parents.

2. How many times has Shawn's father said his name aloud in his presence?
(a) Ninety-six times.
(b) Sixteen times.
(c) Six times.
(d) Twenty-six times.

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

4. While "twisting through the universe" in Chapter 13, what is Shawn's favorite part of the experience?
(a) Being surrounded by Paul and Cindy's laughter.
(b) Having Ally flying at his side.
(c) Hearing songs, melodies and symphonies in his head.
(d) The feeling of his dad's arms holding him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Shawn says that his father's books, poems, newspaper and magazine articles and his job teaching literature at college always made him think of his father as what?

2. What does Dad throw at the crow?

3. What is Shawn's bad news?

4. How does Shawn interact with Cindy while having an out-of-body experience?

5. How old is Shawn when his gift first starts?

(see the answer key)

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