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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first verse of the poem that Sydney writes, what animal does he use to refer to Shawn?
(a) A crow.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A fish.
(d) A bird.

2. What are Shawn's main teachers in life?
(a) His parents.
(b) Special education teachers.
(c) His siblings.
(d) The television, car radio, overheard conversations, and reading.

3. What can really bum out Shawn sometimes?
(a) Being unable to communicate.
(b) Feeling sorry for himself.
(c) Thinking about how his condition affects his family.
(d) Being talked to like a newborn baby.

4. While making the PBS Special at Shawn's classroom, Sydney McDaniel claims that people will not place ineducable children where?
(a) Expensive hospitals.
(b) Impersonal group homes or institutions.
(c) Expensive hospices.
(d) Low quality foster care.

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

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

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

8. 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) That car left the scene of the accident.
(d) Your t-shirt is ruined.

9. In Chapter 7, why is it necessary to file an incident report?
(a) Because Shawn fell out of his wheelchair.
(b) Because Shawn cracked his skull.
(c) Because William turns out to be cruel.
(d) Because William accidentally broke Shawn's arm.

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

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

12. What does Cindy do when the dog is hit by the car?
(a) Calls for help on the cell phone.
(b) Picks up the dog and strokes its face until it dies.
(c) Continues driving.
(d) Swerves and doubles back.

13. Why does Shawn say that he loves his seizures?
(a) He is being sarcastic.
(b) They made him famous.
(c) They do not hurt.
(d) They are reality.

14. When Shawn's mother has coffee with her friend Connie and they talk about his father leaving, where is Shawn?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) At school.
(d) At the window overlooking Puget Sound.

15. In Chapter 8, Shawn says that his father's books, poems, newspaper and magazine articles and his job teaching literature at college always made him think of his father as what?
(a) Successful.
(b) Smart.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Wise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shawn hear as they first drive off in the van after the accident?

2. In Chapter 6 Shawn describes his seizures as being like what?

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

4. How many talk shows does Sydney appear on because of the poem?

5. What happens in Chapter 7 when Shawn and his father are right in front of the camera?

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