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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 1, what is Bell Town?
(a) A store where Sean buys CDs and DVDs.
(b) The unofficial former Grunge Capital of the universe.
(c) A hangout a mile from Shawn's home.
(d) A hangout next to the Space Needle.

2. 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.

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

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

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

6. Who is Cindy?
(a) Shawn's middle sister.
(b) Shawn's older sister.
(c) Shawn's younger sister.
(d) Shawn's cousin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Chapter 1 is written from what point of view ?
(a) The psychologist's.
(b) Third person.
(c) Shawn's.
(d) Omniscient.

14. 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) The words, "...end his pain."
(c) A sudden gust of cold air.
(d) A screeching bird that files in through the window.

15. Why does the school district send out a school psychologist each year?
(a) To administer tests to Shawn for IEPs.
(b) Because Shawn is diagnosed as psychologically damaged.
(c) Because Shawn must pass the test before being promoted.
(d) To satisfy the standardized test requirement.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sydney becomes famous for the poem, what famous person does he meet?

2. How old is Shawn the first few times that his spirit leaves his body?

3. According to Shawn in Chapter 7, how does the "proven scientific method for judging such things" classify Shawn?

4. What kind of prize does his father win?

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

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