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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shawn, Cindy, and Paul all know what when it comes to their father?
(a) Paul is stronger then his father, so Shawn is safe.
(b) Their father is absent much of the time so there is little motivation for him to kill Shawn.
(c) He is too cowardly to ever hurt Shawn.
(d) No one can protect Shawn from him.

2. What happens in Chapter 7 when Shawn and his father are right in front of the camera?
(a) The cameraman trips over one of the ambulatory students.
(b) Shawn has a seizure.
(c) His father notices Shawn nuzzling Becky.
(d) Shawn falls out of his wheelchair.

3. What does Shawn's father always do to Shawn when he comes to visit?
(a) Brings a vanilla cookie.
(b) Reads the first stanza of the award-winning poem.
(c) Makes Shawn sit up straighter in his wheelchair.
(d) Bends his thumbs backward.

4. How old is Shawn the first few times that his spirit leaves his body?
(a) Five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

5. When Shawn tells Ally that he loves her, what word or phrase does he almost add?
(a) Darling.
(b) Always and forever.
(c) Ally.
(d) Because you are so beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Shawn mention women in a Maxfield Parrish painting?

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

3. In the interview when Alice Ponds mentions voluntary euthanasia, what is she implying?

4. What are the two ruffians asking about for when they threaten Shawn?

5. Who flies to Los Angeles to appear on The Alice Ponds Show?

(see the answer key)

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