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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where is Shawn the week before his father comes by the house?
(a) Shawn is in the living room.
(b) Shawn is in the backyard.
(c) Shawn is in the television room.
(d) Shawn is on the back deck of the house.

7. How old is Shawn the first few times that his spirit leaves his body?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

8. What is the pain that Dad speaks of wanting to end for Shawn?
(a) The pain of muscle spasms.
(b) The pain associated with bleeding in the brain.
(c) The pain of grand mal seizures.
(d) The pain of knowing a loveless life.

9. What control does Shawn have over his body?
(a) Shawn can control his eyes.
(b) Shawn cannot control any of his muscles or functions.
(c) Shawn can control his left finger and tap out Morse code.
(d) Shawn can bounce his head.

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

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) Cindy.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Paul.
(d) Lindy.

12. What phrase is still confusing to Shawn?
(a) Keep on trucking.
(b) Kitty Hawk.
(c) Car wash.
(d) Door bell.

13. What word or concept is confusing to Shawn until he sees it written out?
(a) Euthanasia.
(b) Bow legged.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Lighter.

14. What does Shawn's father always do to Shawn when he comes to visit?
(a) Reads the first stanza of the award-winning poem.
(b) Makes Shawn sit up straighter in his wheelchair.
(c) Brings a vanilla cookie.
(d) Bends his thumbs backward.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Shawn say that he loves his seizures?

2. What sensory experiences does Shawn remember as they drive away from the scene of the accident?

3. What color are the dog's eyes?

4. What happens when Shawn awakens from a seizure?

5. What is cerebral palsy?

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