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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Shawn in Chapter 7, how does the "proven scientific method for judging such things" classify Shawn?
(a) As an idiot, moron, or celery stalk.
(b) As a handicapped person with a brain disorder.
(c) As a disabled person with cerebral palsy.
(d) As a brain-injured person with cerebral palsy.

2. How does Shawn's father talk to him?
(a) He shouts as though Shawn is deaf.
(b) He talks to him in an age-appropriate way, but then laughs as though at a joke.
(c) He speaks in baby-talk.
(d) He does not talk to Shawn directly.

3. What does the crow do that startles Shawn and his father?
(a) It picks up a cube of ice.
(b) It flies overhead.
(c) It flaps its wings menacingly.
(d) It caws loudly.

4. According to the conversation that Lindy has with her friend Connie, what aspect of Shawn's condition bothers Sydney the most?
(a) That Shawn's intelligence is so much lower than his own.
(b) That Shawn might be trapped inside himself.
(c) That Shawn does not resemble Sydney at all.
(d) That Shawn is their youngest child.

5. At what location does the premiere reading of the poem that was written about Shawn take place?
(a) The White House.
(b) The Seattle Center for the Arts.
(c) The Trolley Museum.
(d) The Kendell mansion.

6. In Chapter 5, during the "amazingly loud" applause, who flinches?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Shawn.
(c) The young waiter.
(d) The reporter.

7. What is cerebral palsy?
(a) An inability to vocalize.
(b) A disease.
(c) A condition.
(d) An inability to control movement.

8. How old is Shawn the first few times that his spirit leaves his body?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

9. How does Shawn's mother describe Sydney to Connie?
(a) As cowardly and weak.
(b) As a prize-winning journalist narcissist.
(c) As a wonderful teacher without patience.
(d) As a literary genius who has issues.

10. What does Cindy do when the dog is hit by the car?
(a) Continues driving.
(b) Calls for help on the cell phone.
(c) Picks up the dog and strokes its face until it dies.
(d) Swerves and doubles back.

11. Faced with the crow, Dad compares Shawn's helplessness to what?
(a) A feather.
(b) A bug.
(c) A baby.
(d) A worm.

12. How old is Becky, one of the teacher assistants?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Twenty.

13. In Chapter 6 Shawn describes his seizures as being like what?
(a) A dream.
(b) A nightmare.
(c) An adventure movie.
(d) A miracle.

14. What sensory experiences does Shawn remember as they drive away from the scene of the accident?
(a) The squeak of windshield wipers and the smell of burned oil and mud.
(b) The feeling of leather straps and dampness, and the sound of rain.
(c) The feeling of the damp breeze and the sound of rain.
(d) The feeling of shock and fear.

15. What gives Shawn a chill as his father is leaving his classroom after filming footage for the PBS Special?
(a) The words, "...end his pain."
(b) Something in his father's expression.
(c) A sudden gust of cold air.
(d) A screeching bird that files in through the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what idea is more confusing to Shawn because he knows that his father loves him?

2. How does Shawn interact with Cindy while having an out-of-body experience?

3. Who is Paul?

4. Which classroom staff members at the school does Shawn like the best?

5. Where is Shawn the week before his father comes by the house?

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