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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Faced with the crow, Dad compares Shawn's helplessness to what?
(a) A worm.
(b) A feather.
(c) A baby.
(d) A bug.

2. What do Cindy's friends do in front of Shawn that he sees as a "silver lining?"
(a) They act as though Shawn is blind and deaf.
(b) They make sure to whisper their most private secrets so he cannot hear.
(c) When they include him in conversations, they shout at him.
(d) They romp in the next room.

3. Shawn values the experience of having seizures so much that he would trade what in order to continue having seizures?
(a) The lives of his immediate family.
(b) His wheelchair.
(c) The ability to read.
(d) His special gift.

4. According to Shawn in Chapter 8, when does his father seem to feel the closest to Shawn?
(a) When his father laughs after performing the little "ritual."
(b) During his siezures.
(c) When sitting quietly next to Shawn in the sun.
(d) During the reading of the award-winning poem.

5. Why does the school district send out a school psychologist each year?
(a) To satisfy the standardized test requirement.
(b) Because Shawn must pass the test before being promoted.
(c) Because Shawn is diagnosed as psychologically damaged.
(d) To administer tests to Shawn for IEPs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Earl Detraux doing now?

2. What are Shawn's main teachers in life?

3. What allows Shawn to witness the dog's moment of death?

4. At the premiere reading of the poem, who is referred to as "Bing-Bong"?

5. During the premiere reading of the poem, where is Shawn sitting?

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