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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tournament is Paul entering with his teammates?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Softball.
(c) La Crosse.
(d) Karate.

2. How far away from Cindy and her friends is Shawn usually sitting before he is put to bed?
(a) One room away.
(b) Close enough to hear all but whispered secrets.
(c) Fifteen feet away.
(d) All answers are correct.

3. What does Shawn hear as they first drive off in the van after the accident?
(a) The crunch of gravel.
(b) Crying.
(c) A siren.
(d) Silence.

4. What is newsworthy about Collin?
(a) He appears on the Alice Ponds show.
(b) He appears in a PBS Special about disabled children.
(c) He is smothered.
(d) He has a special motorized wheelchair.

5. In Chapter 11, what does Paul give Shawn while his mother is not looking?
(a) A piece of a chocolate chip cookie.
(b) A photograph of Ally.
(c) A piece of a chip.
(d) A dribble of soft drink from a straw.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What type of audience does The Alice Ponds Show attract?

4. Why does Shawn say that he doesn't really have a body?

5. How old is Becky, one of the teacher assistants?

(see the answer key)

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