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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. In the chaos of packing to drive to Spokane, who tries to kiss Shawn's forehead?
(a) Ally.
(b) Vonda.
(c) Dad.
(d) Mom.

2. What does Shawn explain at the end of the angel dream?
(a) Angels aren't real!
(b) I am not an angel!
(c) I don't want to be an angel!
(d) I don't want to die!

3. How does Shawn feel after meeting Ally?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Hot and tingling.
(c) His stomach aches.
(d) Dizzy.

4. Shawn, Cindy, and Paul all know what when it comes to their father?
(a) Paul is stronger then his father, so Shawn is safe.
(b) No one can protect Shawn from him.
(c) Their father is absent much of the time so there is little motivation for him to kill Shawn.
(d) He is too cowardly to ever hurt Shawn.

5. In Chapter 14, who refers to Shawn as "baby boy"?
(a) Shawn.
(b) The angels.
(c) Shawn's mother.
(d) Shawn's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Sydney McDaniel introduced on The Alice Ponds Show?

2. What does Shawn's mother call Cindy and Paul downstairs to discuss the morning after Ally spends the night?

3. The peace usually lasts how long between Paul and his father?

4. What does the reader know for sure Vonda has in her purse?

5. Who believes that kids like Shawn and their families need more than the Special Olympics?

Short Essay Questions

1. If Shawn has never been to his father's house, does Shawn have an accurate knowledge of what his father's bedroom looks like, and if so, how does he know?

2. What does Shawn mean when he says that "invisibility has its advantages" when it comes to girls?

3. How does Shawn react to meeting his sister's friend Ally, and why?

4. In Chapter 14, why does Shawn fall asleep exhausted at ten o'clock that night?

5. On The Alice Ponds Show, there is a clip of an interview between Sydney McDaniel and Earl Detraux. What does Earl Detraux look like and what is his demeanor?

6. After he sees his father's appearance on The Alice Ponds Show, why does Shawn say that he is floating in an ocean of negativity?

7. What is in Shawn's father's bedroom that is reminiscent of the virtual ride through the cosmos at the science center and why is this significant?

8. What is apparent about the relationship between Paul and his father after Paul finds out that his father wants him to go on the Alice Ponds show?

9. What is Sydney McDaniel's definition of parental love, as offered on The Alice Ponds Show?

10. What is the Annie-Sullivan-meeting-Helen Keller-in-The Miracle-Worker routine and what does Shawn think about it?

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