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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of perfume does Shawn remember his mother wearing?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Opium.
(c) Joy.
(d) Chanel No. 5.

2. How is Sydney McDaniel introduced on The Alice Ponds Show?
(a) As a man who is considering the murder of his own child.
(b) As a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author.
(c) As a parent who kills.
(d) As a prize-winning writer who can explain the nature of pure evil.

3. In the stanza of the poem that opens Chapter 9, what is the ghost bird replacing?
(a) Healing.
(b) Joy.
(c) A real bird.
(d) A heart.

4. What does Vonda usually do when she is with Shawn?
(a) Entertain herself.
(b) Read to Shawn.
(c) Raid the refrigerator.
(d) Watch TV with Shawn.

5. In the stanza of the poem that opens Chapter 11, what is the overriding image or message?
(a) Aloneness.
(b) Nothingness.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Individuality.

6. In Chapter 12, what is Paul being punished for?
(a) Taking the car without permission.
(b) Bullying.
(c) Coming in too late the night before.
(d) Bad grades.

7. Right before bed in Chapter 14, how is Shawn feeling?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Exhilarated.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Happy.

8. After the fight, who tells the strangers that they need to leave the yard?
(a) Paul.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Lindy.
(d) Ally.

9. What is Shawn's bed like at home?
(a) An oversized crib.
(b) An electric hospital bed.
(c) A toddler bed in the shape of a race car.
(d) A steel crib.

10. When his father comes into Shawn's room, perhaps to kill him, how does Shawn feel?
(a) Happy.
(b) Calm.
(c) Confused.
(d) Afraid.

11. What are the two ruffians asking about for when they threaten Shawn?
(a) The bus.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Money.
(d) Drugs.

12. Who is going to watch Paul's team in the tournament?
(a) Cindy, Ally, and the rest of her friends.
(b) Mom, Cindy, and Cindy's friends.
(c) Paul's friends.
(d) Mom and Cindy.

13. Shawn's father's house can be described as what?
(a) A typical suburban home in Seattle.
(b) A simple two-story house.
(c) Surrounded by a cherry orchard.
(d) A home befitting a Pulitzer Prize winner.

14. In Chapter 12, Cindy admits to feeling guilty about what?
(a) Ever complaining.
(b) Yelling at her mother when she is frustrated.
(c) Hurting Shawn's feelings.
(d) Going on The Alice Ponds Show.

15. In Chapter 13, Shawn cannot stop thinking about his father. How long has it been since The Alice Ponds Show?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Five days.
(c) One day.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. While at the Pacific Science Center, Shawn indicates someone "looks a lot more 'mad' back then." Who is Shawn referring to?

2. What kind of tournament is Paul entering with his teammates?

3. What does Cindy call Earl Detraux?

4. On The Alice Ponds Show, what does Sydney McDaniel claim kills Collin?

5. Which of the following is not a happy memory for Shawn?

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