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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what do the doctors say is "almost impossible?"
(a) That Shawn will be cured of seizures.
(b) That Shawn's IQ will change.
(c) That Shawn is aware.
(d) That Shawn will recover.

2. What kind of prize does his father win?
(a) Emmy.
(b) Nobel.
(c) Newberry.
(d) Pulitzer.

3. How many talk shows does Sydney appear on because of the poem?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Eleven.

4. What is Shawn's bad news?
(a) He is a total "retardate."
(b) Being born changed life for the whole family.
(c) His parents got divorced because of him.
(d) All answers are correct.

5. Why is Shawn glad that Ally leaves before he got up?
(a) Because he knows that the sooner she leaves the sooner she will return.
(b) So he can remember how she appears in his dream.
(c) Because no guests means uninterrupted one-on-one time with his mother.
(d) So she will not see him eating breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Shawn's eyes tend to focus on?

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

3. What phrase is still confusing to Shawn?

4. According to Shawn in Chapter 7, how does the "proven scientific method for judging such things" classify Shawn?

5. What does Shawn's mother call Cindy and Paul downstairs to discuss the morning after Ally spends the night?

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