2. What does the crow do that startles Shawn and his father?
(a) It flies overhead.
(b) It flaps its wings menacingly.
(c) It caws loudly.
(d) It picks up a cube of ice.

3. What phrase is confusing to Shawn at first because of his lack of experience?
(a) Postal worker.
(b) Turkey dressing.
(c) Cigarette drag.
(d) Chicken soup.

4. What allows Shawn to witness the dog's moment of death?
(a) The side window clears for a second.
(b) The front windshield wipers clear the glass.
(c) The angle of the open door of the van.
(d) Cindy picks up the dog.

5. Shawn values the experience of having seizures so much that he would trade what in order to continue having seizures?
(a) The ability to read.
(b) The lives of his immediate family.
(c) His wheelchair.
(d) His special gift.

6. What happens when Shawn awakens from a seizure?
(a) He has a crackling feeling.
(b) He sees red swirls.
(c) His spirit is forced back inside his body.
(d) He sees light blue swirls.

7. How does Shawn's mother describe Sydney to Connie?
(a) As a literary genius who has issues.
(b) As a wonderful teacher without patience.
(c) As cowardly and weak.
(d) As a prize-winning journalist narcissist.

8. What gives Shawn a chill as his father is leaving his classroom after filming footage for the PBS Special?
(a) Something in his father's expression.
(b) A sudden gust of cold air.
(c) The words, "...end his pain."
(d) A screeching bird that files in through the window.

9. Who teaches Shawn to read?
(a) Shawn's mother.
(b) Shawn's father.
(c) Cindy.
(d) Paul.

10. What color are the dog's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

11. According to the discussion between Shawn's parents the last time that Shawn's father feeds him, who does not believe in God?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Paul.
(c) Cindy.
(d) Lindy.

12. Why is Dad enraged and fearful after the experience with the crow?
(a) Because his ex-wife left Shawn alone with him.
(b) Because he realizes that Shawn is helpless and impossible to protect.
(c) Because it is humiliating to have to be afraid of a crow.
(d) Because the crow may induce a seizure in Shawn.

13. How many talk shows does Sydney appear on because of the poem?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty-three.

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

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