2. During the last time that Shawn's father feeds him, what happens?
(a) Shawn's mother breaks dishes in the sink.
(b) Shawn coughs food into his father's face.
(c) Shawn spits up formula on his father's shirt.
(d) Shawn throws the spoon across the room.

3. In Chapter 5, during the "amazingly loud" applause, who flinches?
(a) The reporter.
(b) The young waiter.
(c) Sydney.
(d) Shawn.

4. What does Shawn try not to do too much?
(a) Think about being stuck at home.
(b) Think about what his mother says about him to others.
(c) Complain about his reflexes.
(d) Complain to himself.

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

6. How does Mom try to comfort Cindy about the dog?
(a) By wiping the tears from her face.
(b) By handing her a box of tissues.
(c) By crying along with Cindy.
(d) By mentioning that many people believe in life after death.

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

8. What does Shawn hear as they first drive off in the van after the accident?
(a) A siren.
(b) Crying.
(c) The crunch of gravel.
(d) Silence.

9. When Shawn has an "autonomic, uncontrollable systemic reflex" during a seizure, what is Shawn doing?
(a) Urinating.
(b) Contracting his muscles.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Breathing rapidly.

10. Shawn especially enjoys interacting with Becky when she places him where every day?
(a) Back in his wheelchair.
(b) On the beanbag chair.
(c) In the standing contraption.
(d) On the large, mysteriously stained couch.

11. What sensory experiences does Shawn remember as they drive away from the scene of the accident?
(a) The feeling of the damp breeze and the sound of rain.
(b) The feeling of shock and fear.
(c) The feeling of leather straps and dampness, and the sound of rain.
(d) The squeak of windshield wipers and the smell of burned oil and mud.

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

13. How many people attend the premiere reading of the poem?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) One thousand.

14. How does Shawn interact with his father while having an out-of-body experience?
(a) Shawn touches his hand and thanks him.
(b) Shawn kisses him on the cheek.
(c) Shawn sits next to him at the beach.
(d) Shawn yells in his ear.

15. According to Shawn in Chapter 8, when does his father seem to feel the closest to Shawn?
(a) When his father laughs after performing the little "ritual."
(b) During the reading of the award-winning poem.
(c) During his siezures.
(d) When sitting quietly next to Shawn in the sun.