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

2. Shawn's father's house can be described as what?
(a) A typical suburban home in Seattle.
(b) A home befitting a Pulitzer Prize winner.
(c) Surrounded by a cherry orchard.
(d) A simple two-story house.

3. Who is initially confused in the dream about the angels?
(a) His father.
(b) The angel.
(c) The baby.
(d) Shawn.

4. Why is Shawn glad that Ally leaves before he got up?
(a) Because no guests means uninterrupted one-on-one time with his mother.
(b) So he can remember how she appears in his dream.
(c) So she will not see him eating breakfast.
(d) Because he knows that the sooner she leaves the sooner she will return.

5. According to Shawn, what is a fancy name for babysitting?
(a) Respite care.
(b) School.
(c) The television.
(d) The Special Olympics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item is not in Shawn's father's bedroom?

2. In Chapter 12, Cindy admits to feeling guilty about what?

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

4. After the fight, who tells the strangers that they need to leave the yard?

5. Who believes that kids like Shawn and their families need more than the Special Olympics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is apparent about the relationship between Paul and his father after Paul finds out that his father wants him to go on the Alice Ponds show?

2. Which characters are going to Spokane in chapter 13 and why is it significant that they are going?

3. What is Shawn's opinion of the role of memories and "being known for who you are" when someone dies?

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

5. How does Shawn react to meeting his sister's friend Ally, and why?

6. If Shawn has never been to his father's house, does Shawn have an accurate knowledge of what his father's bedroom looks like, and if so, how does he know?

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

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

9. What does Shawn try to tell his father over and over again in Chapter 16, and why?

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

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