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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the interview of Earl Detraux on the Alice Ponds Show, what is his quality of life like currently?
(a) His life is fine as long as other people stay out of his way.
(b) His life is somewhat like Scout camp.
(c) His life is in shambles because his wife left him.
(d) His life is meaningless without his son.

2. In the dream in Chapter 14, where does Shawn hide?
(a) In the corner of the room.
(b) In the closet.
(c) Just outside in the hall.
(d) Behind the door.

3. What type of audience does The Alice Ponds Show attract?
(a) An educated, boysterous audience.
(b) The type of audience that watches PBS specials.
(c) An uneducated, loud audience.
(d) A wealthy, philanthropic audience.

4. Cindy says something on the Alice Ponds Show that Paul calls "classic." What does she say?
(a) I'd be lost without him.
(b) Do I know you?
(c) I go there often.
(d) Which brother?

5. What does Shawn do at the Pacific Science Center when he is eight?
(a) Attend a special summer camp.
(b) Ride the virtual reality attraction.
(c) Attend a laser show.
(d) View the Grossology Exhibit about the human body.

6. In Chapter 13, to whom does Shawn's dad say that he is not interested in taking the wheelchair for a ride?
(a) To William.
(b) To the producer of The Alice Ponds Show.
(c) To the cameraman from PBS.
(d) To the guy in the green Science Center polo shirt.

7. While at the Pacific Science Center, Shawn indicates someone "looks a lot more 'mad' back then." Who is Shawn referring to?
(a) Sydney McDaniel.
(b) Alice Ponds.
(c) Earl Detraux.
(d) Einstein.

8. What is newsworthy about Collin?
(a) He has a special motorized wheelchair.
(b) He appears in a PBS Special about disabled children.
(c) He is smothered.
(d) He appears on the Alice Ponds show.

9. In the stanza of the poem that opens Chapter 12, who or what is dead?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Shawn.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Hope.

10. In Chapter 12, what is Paul's punishment?
(a) No allowance for a week.
(b) Revocation of driving privileges.
(c) Weeding the rock garden.
(d) Detention.

11. What happens to Shawn and his father after his father finishes speaking in Chapter 16?
(a) They breathe in unison.
(b) They lock eyes.
(c) Tears run down both of their cheeks.
(d) Shawn's father releases their thumbs.

12. When Shawn starts watching The Alice Ponds Show and Dad and Cindy come on the screen, what happens?
(a) Shawn has a small seizure and cannot focus on the interview.
(b) The electricity goes off.
(c) The show is interrupted by a special news report about Earl Detraux.
(d) Shawn has a large seizure and cannot focus on the interview.

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

14. In Chapter 14, who refers to Shawn as "baby boy"?
(a) The angels.
(b) Shawn.
(c) Shawn's mother.
(d) Shawn's father.

15. What does Shawn do at the end of the dream about Ally?
(a) Soar off into the universe holding Ally by the hand.
(b) Begin to cry.
(c) Walk off into the sunset with Ally.
(d) Smile the biggest smile ever.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the doozy of a seizure that Shawn has during the Alice Ponds Show, what does Shawn experience?

2. The peace usually lasts how long between Paul and his father?

3. What happens during the commercial after the interview of Earl Detraux on the Alice Ponds Show?

4. When does Paul realize what he is doing with the lighter?

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

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