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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 call Earl Detraux?
(a) A selfish, self centered creep.
(b) A crazed publicity seeker.
(c) A mad scientist.
(d) A monster.

2. Who is referred to as being trapped at Shawn's house all night?
(a) Dad.
(b) Shawn.
(c) Vonda.
(d) The bird.

3. What do the ruffians do to Shawn?
(a) They squirt him with a hose.
(b) They dump him out of his wheelchair.
(c) They stab the tires of his wheelchair.
(d) They burn him.

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

5. What does Vonda usually do when she is with Shawn?
(a) Raid the refrigerator.
(b) Read to Shawn.
(c) Watch TV with Shawn.
(d) Entertain herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tournament is Paul entering with his teammates?

2. What is Shawn's bed like at home?

3. What does the reader know for sure Vonda has in her purse?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Shawn's father do at the Pacific Science Center when Shawn was eight years old?

2. What is the Annie-Sullivan-meeting-Helen Keller-in-The Miracle-Worker routine and what does Shawn think about it?

3. Shawn looks at his father, who is sitting on the bed apparently considering whether or not he should end Shawn's life. What does he notice about his father's appearance?

4. Why does Paul grab Cindy by the shirt front and pull back his fist to hit her?

5. On The Alice Ponds Show, there is a clip of an interview between Sydney McDaniel and Earl Detraux. What does Earl Detraux look like and what is his demeanor?

6. What is in Shawn's father's bedroom that is reminiscent of the virtual ride through the cosmos at the science center and why is this significant?

7. How does Shawn describe the African animal mobile that hangs over his bed, and why does he describe it in this manner?

8. Why is Vonda excited to meet Shawn's father?

9. What does Shawn mean when he says that "invisibility has its advantages" when it comes to girls?

10. While Shawn has a doozy of a seizure during the end of the Alice Ponds show, what does he experience?

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