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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Shawn when his gift first starts?
(a) Three or Four.
(b) Nine or ten.
(c) Six or seven
(d) Five or six.

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

3. How long ago was the premiere reading of the poem that was written about Shawn?
(a) Five years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Three years.

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

5. What is Shawn's gift?
(a) Perfect pitch.
(b) Total recall of everything he hears.
(c) The ability to "see" music.
(d) Acute hearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who teaches Shawn to read?

2. How many people attend the premiere reading of the poem?

3. Shawn values the experience of having seizures so much that he would trade what in order to continue having seizures?

4. How many talk shows does Sydney appear on because of the poem?

5. According to Shawn in Chapter 8, when does his father seem to feel the closest to Shawn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Shawn able to do when his spirit leaves his body during a seizure?

2. How does Shawn describe the tests administered by the school psychologist?

3. Why does Shawn think that his father is smart?

4. How much control does Shawn have over his seizures?

5. According to Shawn, who is the Shawn in the poem written by his father?

6. Why does Shawn think that it is cool to live in Seattle?

7. What does Lindy say to her friend Connie about her feelings toward Sydney's abandonment of the family?

8. How does Shawn describe his experience with grand mal seizures as a child?

9. Despite his irritation at the world premiere reading of the poem, what things does Shawn like about the poem?

10. When Shawn first heard people referred to as "vegetables," what types of images did he envision in his head?

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