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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two ruffians asking about for when they threaten Shawn?
(a) The bus.
(b) Money.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Cindy.

2. When does Paul realize what he is doing with the lighter?
(a) When the lighter fails to ignite.
(b) When Cindy screams in his face.
(c) When their mother opens the back door.
(d) When Shawn goes into a seizure.

3. Where is Shawn the week before his father comes by the house?
(a) Shawn is in the living room.
(b) Shawn is on the back deck of the house.
(c) Shawn is in the television room.
(d) Shawn is in the backyard.

4. Where does the crow land?
(a) On the telephone line in the alley behind the house.
(b) On the rear-view mirror on his father's car.
(c) On Shawn's spare wheelchair.
(d) On the railing under the overhanging branches.

5. In Chapter 12, while Shawn is outside on the front porch, what is the origin of the strong smell of fumes?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) A cigarette lighter.
(c) The van.
(d) The grill.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the discussion between Shawn's parents the last time that Shawn's father feeds him, who does not believe in God?

2. In Chapter 8, what idea is more confusing to Shawn because he knows that his father loves him?

3. How many times has Shawn's father said his name aloud in his presence?

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

5. In the stanza of the poem that opens Chapter 8, what is the main question being asked?

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