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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Shawn's birth order?
(a) Oldest Boy.
(b) Oldest.
(c) Youngest.
(d) Middle child.

2. How old is Shawn when he learns to read?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

3. Who is Paul?
(a) Shawn's cousin.
(b) Shawn's older brother.
(c) Shawn's middle brother.
(d) Shawn's younger brother.

4. How many times has Shawn's father said his name aloud in his presence?
(a) Twenty-six times.
(b) Sixteen times.
(c) Six times.
(d) Ninety-six times.

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

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

7. How does Shawn describe William, one of the teacher assistants?
(a) An incredibly strong guy with hairy arms.
(b) The guy who broke my arm.
(c) An incredibly cruel psychopath.
(d) An incredibly nice guy.

8. What does Shawn not know at the time that he sees the dog killed?
(a) That there is an afterlife.
(b) That his father might be planning his own death.
(c) That death is a part of the cycle of life.
(d) That death is painless.

9. In Chapter 6 Shawn describes his seizures as being like what?
(a) A nightmare.
(b) An adventure movie.
(c) A miracle.
(d) A dream.

10. What do Shawn's parents explain to their friends "a trillion times?"
(a) Something about Shawn that is only partially true.
(b) About Shawn's I.Q.
(c) About Shawn's test scores.
(d) Something that is "stupid."

11. In Chapter 8, what idea is more confusing to Shawn because he knows that his father loves him?
(a) That his father makes money from being his father.
(b) That his father left the family.
(c) That his father divorced his mother.
(d) That his father might kill him without being sure it is the right thing to do.

12. What does Mom say to Cindy when she gets back in the van?
(a) I believe in life after death.
(b) I'm sorry you had to see this.
(c) Your t-shirt is ruined.
(d) That car left the scene of the accident.

13. What is cerebral palsy?
(a) An inability to control movement.
(b) A condition.
(c) A disease.
(d) An inability to vocalize.

14. Why does Shawn get confused about some aspects and experiences of life?
(a) Because hearing about things is not as informative as experiencing things yourself.
(b) Because he cannot turn his head voluntarily.
(c) Because his brain injury causes hallucinations sometimes.
(d) Because his family shelters him intentionally.

15. When first describing the Severely/Profoundly Handicapped Special Education Program that he attends, how does Shawn describe the class?
(a) A circus.
(b) An oasis.
(c) A refuge.
(d) A zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the pain that Dad speaks of wanting to end for Shawn?

2. How does Shawn interact with his mother while having an out-of-body experience?

3. Shawn especially enjoys interacting with Becky when she places him where every day?

4. Where is Shawn the week before his father comes by the house?

5. What phrase is confusing to Shawn at first because of his lack of experience?

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