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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From what does the seizure medicine protect Shawn?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Paralysis.
(c) Muscle spasms.
(d) Broken bones.

3. In Chapter 8, what do the doctors say is "almost impossible?"
(a) That Shawn will recover.
(b) That Shawn's IQ will change.
(c) That Shawn will be cured of seizures.
(d) That Shawn is aware.

4. What does Shawn's mother call Cindy and Paul downstairs to discuss the morning after Ally spends the night?
(a) Appearing on a talk show.
(b) The murder of a disabled child.
(c) The video Shawn's father made at his school.
(d) A made-for-television movie.

5. According to Chapter 1, what is Bell Town?
(a) A store where Sean buys CDs and DVDs.
(b) The unofficial former Grunge Capital of the universe.
(c) A hangout next to the Space Needle.
(d) A hangout a mile from Shawn's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Shawn's father sits on Shawn's oversized crib, what does he put in his lap?

2. What type of audience does The Alice Ponds Show attract?

3. What does Cindy call Earl Detraux?

4. Who believes that kids like Shawn and their families need more than the Special Olympics?

5. In Shawn's opinion, the fame of the poem turned his father into a professional what?

(see the answer key)

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