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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sensory experiences does Shawn remember as they drive away from the scene of the accident?
(a) The feeling of the damp breeze and the sound of rain.
(b) The squeak of windshield wipers and the smell of burned oil and mud.
(c) The feeling of leather straps and dampness, and the sound of rain.
(d) The feeling of shock and fear.

2. What are Shawn's main teachers in life?
(a) His siblings.
(b) Special education teachers.
(c) His parents.
(d) The television, car radio, overheard conversations, and reading.

3. 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) Cindy picks up the dog.
(d) The front windshield wipers clear the glass.

4. Why is Dad enraged and fearful after the experience with the crow?
(a) Because his ex-wife left Shawn alone with him.
(b) Because he realizes that Shawn is helpless and impossible to protect.
(c) Because the crow may induce a seizure in Shawn.
(d) Because it is humiliating to have to be afraid of a crow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what location does the premiere reading of the poem that was written about Shawn take place?

2. What does Dad think the crow might do to Shawn?

3. What is the pain that Dad speaks of wanting to end for Shawn?

4. What kind of prize does his father win?

5. Faced with the crow, Dad compares Shawn's helplessness to what?

(see the answer key)

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