1. What happens at the very end of chapter 16?
(a) Shawn's father turns away.
(b) Shawn's father lifts the pillow.
(c) Shawn leaves his body.
(d) Shawn has a seizure.

2. What kind of prize does his father win?
(a) Emmy.
(b) Pulitzer.
(c) Newberry.
(d) Nobel.

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

4. What are the first word or words that Shawn's father has ever heard Shawn speak?
(a) Dad, I'm okay.
(b) Hey, come here.
(c) Dad.
(d) Dad, it's me.

5. In the first verse of the poem that Sydney writes, what animal does he use to refer to Shawn?
(a) A bird.
(b) A crow.
(c) A fish.
(d) A butterfly.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the interview of Earl Detraux on the Alice Ponds Show, what does Earl seem to think was significant about Collin's behavior while he was dying?

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

3. How many people attend the premiere reading of the poem?

4. According to Chapter 1, what is Bell Town?

5. What is Shawn's birth order?

(see the answer key)

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