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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who teaches Shawn to read?
(a) Shawn's mother.
(b) Shawn's father.
(c) Paul.
(d) Cindy.

2. Faced with the crow, Dad compares Shawn's helplessness to what?
(a) A bug.
(b) A worm.
(c) A feather.
(d) A baby.

3. What is Shawn's good news?
(a) He lives in a cool city.
(b) He has siblings who are pretty cool.
(c) He has a gift.
(d) All anwers are correct.

4. What does the crow do that startles Shawn and his father?
(a) It picks up a cube of ice.
(b) It flies overhead.
(c) It flaps its wings menacingly.
(d) It caws loudly.

5. What do Shawn's parents explain to their friends "a trillion times?"
(a) About Shawn's test scores.
(b) Something about Shawn that is only partially true.
(c) About Shawn's I.Q.
(d) Something that is "stupid."

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Shawn's main teachers in life?

2. What does Shawn think about the city in which he lives?

3. What is Shawn's birth order?

4. What does Shawn try not to do too much?

5. What does Mom say to Cindy when she gets back in the van?

(see the answer key)

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