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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the fight, who tells the strangers that they need to leave the yard?
(a) Paul.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Ally.
(d) Lindy.

2. 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 the reading of the award-winning poem.
(c) When sitting quietly next to Shawn in the sun.
(d) During his siezures.

3. How many people attend the premiere reading of the poem?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) Two thousand.
(d) One thousand.

4. What is newsworthy about Collin?
(a) He appears in a PBS Special about disabled children.
(b) He has a special motorized wheelchair.
(c) He appears on the Alice Ponds show.
(d) He is smothered.

5. What does Cindy call Earl Detraux?
(a) A mad scientist.
(b) A monster.
(c) A selfish, self centered creep.
(d) A crazed publicity seeker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Shawn's memory of Christmas when he is six years old, what are Cindy and Paul doing?

2. From what does the seizure medicine protect Shawn?

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

4. In the stanza of the poem in Chapter 6, what part of Shawn's body shows signs of trouble?

5. At the end of Chapter 9, what suddenly matters a lot to Shawn?

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