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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After Shawn's father sits on Shawn's oversized crib, what does he put in his lap?
(a) A quilt.
(b) A pillow.
(c) Shawn.
(d) A mobile.

4. On The Alice Ponds Show, what does Sydney McDaniel claim kills Collin?
(a) His medical condition coupled with a poor quality of life.
(b) A seizure.
(c) His father.
(d) The medical establishment.

5. What does Shawn say interferes with his ability to secure a close, intimate relationship with a girl?
(a) Incontinence.
(b) Inability to control his involuntary muscles.
(c) Inability to control his voluntary muscles.
(d) Inability to communicate.

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

7. In Chapter 11, what does Paul give Shawn while his mother is not looking?
(a) A dribble of soft drink from a straw.
(b) A piece of a chocolate chip cookie.
(c) A photograph of Ally.
(d) A piece of a chip.

8. What happens at the very end of chapter 16?
(a) Shawn has a seizure.
(b) Shawn leaves his body.
(c) Shawn's father turns away.
(d) Shawn's father lifts the pillow.

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

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

11. How does Shawn feel after meeting Ally?
(a) His stomach aches.
(b) Hot and tingling.
(c) Dizzy.
(d) All answers are correct.

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

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

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

15. According to Shawn, how often does Shawn visit his father's house?
(a) Never.
(b) Once when he is four.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Many times during his seizure travels.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 9, what suddenly matters a lot to Shawn?

3. According to Shawn in Chapter 10, what does it mean when his mother sounds overly positive?

4. According to the interview of Earl Detraux on the Alice Ponds Show, what does Earl seem to think was significant about Collin's behavior while he was dying?

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

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