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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Earl Detraux doing now?
(a) Serving time.
(b) Making a PBS special with Shawn's father.
(c) Appearing on the Alice Ponds show.
(d) Making a made-for-TV movie with Shawn's father.

2. Why does Shawn say that he doesn't really have a body?
(a) Because his body doesn't work right.
(b) Because he has cerebral palsy.
(c) Because his life has always just been in his head.
(d) Because he has never been able to see what he looks like.

3. What item is not in Shawn's father's bedroom?
(a) A photograph of Shawn, his parents, and his siblings.
(b) A photograph of Shawn.
(c) A photograph of Shawn's sister.
(d) A poster from the science center.

4. How does Shawn describe William, one of the teacher assistants?
(a) An incredibly strong guy with hairy arms.
(b) An incredibly cruel psychopath.
(c) The guy who broke my arm.
(d) An incredibly nice guy.

5. How is Sydney McDaniel introduced on The Alice Ponds Show?
(a) As a man who is considering the murder of his own child.
(b) As a prize-winning writer who can explain the nature of pure evil.
(c) As a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author.
(d) As a parent who kills.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6 Shawn describes his seizures as being like what?

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

4. Which of the following is not a happy memory for Shawn?

5. What do the ruffians do to Shawn?

(see the answer key)

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