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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Shawn awakens from a seizure?
(a) His spirit is forced back inside his body.
(b) He sees light blue swirls.
(c) He has a crackling feeling.
(d) He sees red swirls.

2. At what location does the premiere reading of the poem that was written about Shawn take place?
(a) The White House.
(b) The Kendell mansion.
(c) The Seattle Center for the Arts.
(d) The Trolley Museum.

3. How long ago was the premiere reading of the poem that was written about Shawn?
(a) Five years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Two years.

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

5. What allows Shawn to witness the dog's moment of death?
(a) The side window clears for a second.
(b) The angle of the open door of the van.
(c) The front windshield wipers clear the glass.
(d) Cindy picks up the dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shawn try not to do too much?

2. What is Shawn's gift?

3. Chapter 1 is written from what point of view ?

4. What is Shawn's bad news?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shawn say that he has looked into death's eyes?

2. Despite his irritation at the world premiere reading of the poem, what things does Shawn like about the poem?

3. How does Shawn use the example of George Washington to show the reader that he knows more than he is given credit for?

4. Why does Shawn think that it is cool to live in Seattle?

5. What "techniques of making contact" does Shawn mention have not been tried on him?

6. How does Shawn describe the tests administered by the school psychologist?

7. What does Cindy do when the dog is hit by a car?

8. What does Shawn consider ironic about his actual intelligence and the assumed level of his intelligence within his class at school?

9. What movements does Shawn's body make and what controls them?

10. What is Shawn able to do when his spirit leaves his body during a seizure?

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