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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dad throw at the crow?
(a) A bucket of ice cubes.
(b) A glass of iced tea.
(c) A paperback book.
(d) A newspaper.

2. What word or concept is confusing to Shawn until he sees it written out?
(a) Bow legged.
(b) Lighter.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Euthanasia.

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

4. What allows Shawn to witness the dog's moment of death?
(a) The front windshield wipers clear the glass.
(b) Cindy picks up the dog.
(c) The side window clears for a second.
(d) The angle of the open door of the van.

5. What does Dad think the crow might do to Shawn?
(a) Infect him with disease.
(b) Leave droppings on his clothes.
(c) Peck his eyes out.
(d) Give him lice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many talk shows does Sydney appear on because of the poem?

2. What sensory experiences does Shawn remember as they drive away from the scene of the accident?

3. What is cerebral palsy?

4. In the stanza of the poem at the beginning of Chapter 7, Shawn's expression is described as what?

5. Who is Cindy?

(see the answer key)

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