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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mom say to Cindy when she gets back in the van?
(a) I'm sorry you had to see this.
(b) Your t-shirt is ruined.
(c) I believe in life after death.
(d) That car left the scene of the accident.

2. In Chapter 12, what is Paul being punished for?
(a) Taking the car without permission.
(b) Bullying.
(c) Coming in too late the night before.
(d) Bad grades.

3. On The Alice Ponds Show, what does Sydney McDaniel claim kills Collin?
(a) The medical establishment.
(b) A seizure.
(c) His medical condition coupled with a poor quality of life.
(d) His father.

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

5. Why did Shawn think that he understood what death looked like before the dog died?
(a) He had seen people "die" on television.
(b) Because he heard his mother describe he death of a relative.
(c) He had read books in which people died and he has a good imagination.
(d) Because his hospital roommate died when he was seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shawn call the robin that he sees on the window sill on Christmas morning when he is six years old?

2. In the stanza of the poem that opens Chapter 11, what is the overriding image or message?

3. What can be frustrating to Shawn?

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. After the fight, who tells the strangers that they need to leave the yard?

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