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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 does Cindy do when the dog is hit by the car?
(a) Calls for help on the cell phone.
(b) Continues driving.
(c) Swerves and doubles back.
(d) Picks up the dog and strokes its face until it dies.

2. In Chapter 5 when Shawn's mother dresses him up, what does Shawn object to wearing?
(a) A bow tie.
(b) A white shirt.
(c) Dark slacks.
(d) Dress shoes.

3. 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 Trolley Museum.
(d) The Seattle Center for the Arts.

4. In the stanza of the poem in Chapter 6, what part of Shawn's body shows signs of trouble?
(a) His mouth.
(b) His head.
(c) His neck.
(d) His eyes.

5. Why does Shawn say that he loves his seizures?
(a) He is being sarcastic.
(b) They made him famous.
(c) They do not hurt.
(d) They are reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sydney becomes famous for the poem, what famous person does he meet?

2. In Chapter 5, during the "amazingly loud" applause, who flinches?

3. How does Shawn describe William, one of the teacher assistants?

4. How does Mom try to comfort Cindy about the dog?

5. When Shawn describes his seizures in great detail, according to him what is it about his seizures that is especially irritating to his family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the encounter with the crow reveal to Shawn's father, and what thought occurs to him?

3. What does Lindy say to her friend Connie about her feelings toward Sydney's abandonment of the family?

4. Why does Shawn need medicine to control the seizures?

5. During his last feeding of Shawn, Sydney tells Lindy that he is mad at something other than at Shawn. What is he mad at?

6. How does Shawn describe his experience with grand mal seizures as a child?

7. When talking to her mother, how does Cindy explain her experience with the dog's death?

8. How does Shawn describe the first signs that he will have a seizure?

9. How does Shawn's special gift progress and strengthen?

10. When Shawn first heard people referred to as "vegetables," what types of images did he envision in his head?

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