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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

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 will recover.
(d) That Shawn is aware.

2. In Chapter 5 when Shawn's mother dresses him up, what does Shawn object to wearing?
(a) Dress shoes.
(b) A bow tie.
(c) A white shirt.
(d) Dark slacks.

3. What can be frustrating to Shawn?
(a) Being talked to like a newborn baby.
(b) Being trapped inside a useless body.
(c) His reflexes.
(d) That he is pretty sure his father is planning to kill him.

4. How many times has Shawn's father said his name aloud in his presence?
(a) Ninety-six times.
(b) Six times.
(c) Sixteen times.
(d) Twenty-six times.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is referred to as being trapped at Shawn's house all night?

3. What does Shawn call the robin that he sees on the window sill on Christmas morning when he is six years old?

4. In Shawn's memory of Christmas when he is six years old, what are Cindy and Paul doing?

5. What does Dad think the crow might do to Shawn?

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