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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Sydney McDaniel claim it takes to educate each ineducable child in Seattle?
(a) Hundreds of thousands of dollars.
(b) Thirty-five thousand dollars per year per child.
(c) Twenty-five thousand dollars per year per child.
(d) A million dollars per decade.

2. What does the reader know for sure Vonda has in her purse?
(a) Nail polish.
(b) Glitter.
(c) Shawn's father's book.
(d) A cell phone.

3. While at the Pacific Science Center, Shawn indicates someone "looks a lot more 'mad' back then." Who is Shawn referring to?
(a) Earl Detraux.
(b) Alice Ponds.
(c) Sydney McDaniel.
(d) Einstein.

4. According to the conversation that Lindy has with her friend Connie, what aspect of Shawn's condition bothers Sydney the most?
(a) That Shawn might be trapped inside himself.
(b) That Shawn does not resemble Sydney at all.
(c) That Shawn is their youngest child.
(d) That Shawn's intelligence is so much lower than his own.

5. Who is Cindy?
(a) Shawn's younger sister.
(b) Shawn's older sister.
(c) Shawn's middle sister.
(d) Shawn's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. On The Alice Ponds Show, what does Sydney McDaniel claim kills Collin?

2. What does Dad throw at the crow?

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

4. When Sydney becomes famous for the poem, what famous person does he meet?

5. Chapter 1 is written from what point of view ?

(see the answer key)

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