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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shawn's father always do to Shawn when he comes to visit?
(a) Brings a vanilla cookie.
(b) Makes Shawn sit up straighter in his wheelchair.
(c) Bends his thumbs backward.
(d) Reads the first stanza of the award-winning poem.

2. What is Shawn's good news?
(a) He lives in a cool city.
(b) All anwers are correct.
(c) He has siblings who are pretty cool.
(d) He has a gift.

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

4. What is Shawn's gift?
(a) Perfect pitch.
(b) The ability to "see" music.
(c) Acute hearing.
(d) Total recall of everything he hears.

5. According to Shawn, how often does Shawn visit his father's house?
(a) Once when he is four.
(b) Never.
(c) Many times during his seizure travels.
(d) Once a month.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Shawn and his father after his father finishes speaking in Chapter 16?

3. What does Dad throw at the crow?

4. Which of the following is not a happy memory for Shawn?

5. In the dream about Ally, where are Ally and Shawn sitting?

(see the answer key)

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