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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Becky, one of the teacher assistants?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

2. What do the ruffians do to Shawn?
(a) They stab the tires of his wheelchair.
(b) They burn him.
(c) They dump him out of his wheelchair.
(d) They squirt him with a hose.

3. Which classroom staff members at the school does Shawn like the best?
(a) Becky and Mrs. Hare.
(b) Mrs. Hare and the kitchen aid.
(c) William and Becky.
(d) William and Mrs. Hare.

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

5. According to Shawn in Chapter 10, what does it mean when his mother sounds overly positive?
(a) She is lying to herself.
(b) It's bad news.
(c) She is trying to make the best of a situation.
(d) She is lying to her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the stanza of the poem that opens Chapter 12, who or what is dead?

2. What do Shawn's eyes tend to focus on?

3. Why does Shawn get confused about some aspects and experiences of life?

4. What happens at the very end of chapter 16?

5. What happens during the commercial after the interview of Earl Detraux on the Alice Ponds Show?

(see the answer key)

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