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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shawn's father say he did, night after night, when Shawn was born?
(a) Pray.
(b) Cry.
(c) Sink into a depression.
(d) Rage against the truth.

2. Which of the following is not a happy memory for Shawn?
(a) Winky, winky, winky.
(b) The ring of the telephone.
(c) The thump of Cindy's feet as she runs up the stairs.
(d) The morning paper hitting the porch.

3. What does Shawn call the robin that he sees on the window sill on Christmas morning when he is six years old?
(a) Caged Bird Singing.
(b) The Christmas Robin.
(c) The Bird Police.
(d) Lady Bird.

4. What room do Cindy and her friends sleep in when there is a sleepover?
(a) The living room.
(b) The guest room.
(c) The family room.
(d) Cindy's room.

5. In the interview when Alice Ponds mentions voluntary euthanasia, what is she implying?
(a) That Sydney is off-topic.
(b) That all types of euthanasia are the same.
(c) That children are not the same as adults.
(d) That her studio audience does not understand the topic.

6. How old is Earl Detraux's son?
(a) Four years old.
(b) Five years old.
(c) Three years old.
(d) Two years old.

7. Paul gets on the bus with his teammates to go to what destination?
(a) Spokane.
(b) Walla Walla.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Redmond.

8. What does the reader know for sure Vonda has in her purse?
(a) Shawn's father's book.
(b) Nail polish.
(c) A cell phone.
(d) Glitter.

9. Shawn, Cindy, and Paul all know what when it comes to their father?
(a) He is too cowardly to ever hurt Shawn.
(b) Paul is stronger then his father, so Shawn is safe.
(c) Their father is absent much of the time so there is little motivation for him to kill Shawn.
(d) No one can protect Shawn from him.

10. After Shawn's father sits on his oversized crib, what does he do to Shawn?
(a) Kiss him.
(b) Smothers him with a quilt.
(c) Bends his thumbs into right angles.
(d) Smothers him with a pillow.

11. When Shawn tells Ally that he loves her, what word or phrase does he almost add?
(a) Because you are so beautiful.
(b) Darling.
(c) Always and forever.
(d) Ally.

12. In Chapter 12, while Shawn is outside on the front porch, what is the origin of the strong smell of fumes?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) The van.
(c) The grill.
(d) A cigarette lighter.

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

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

15. Who gathers with Shawn to watch his father's episode of The Alice Ponds Show?
(a) Cindy and Paul.
(b) Lindy, Cindy, and Paul.
(c) The extended McDaniel family.
(d) Mom and Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. When his father comes into Shawn's room, perhaps to kill him, how does Shawn feel?

2. How does Shawn feel after meeting Ally?

3. Which of the following comments does Shawn's father NOT make to Shawn in the angel dream?

4. Who is initially confused in the dream about the angels?

5. In the dream about Ally, where are Ally and Shawn sitting?

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