People
Plot 1
Plot 2
Plot TRUE/FALSE
Vocabulary
100

Author of the novel

Terry Trueman

100

How old is Shawn?

14

100
What is Shawn's last name?

McDaniel

100
Shawn does not enjoy his seizures.
What is False- does enjoy.
100

unable to endure; cannot stand 

intolerable

200

Protagonist

Shawn

200

what word does Shawn hate when it's used to describe peole

special

200

Who said this " Hey, Ricky Retardo. Where's the bus?"

Bullies at the bus stop

200
Cindy taught Shawn to read.
What is True.
200

difficult to carry

burden

300

Shawn's mother

Linda (Lindy)
300

Besides cerebral palsy, what else does Shawn suffer from?

seizures

300

What was Sydney famous for?

Writing a poem about Shawn

300
The story takes place in Chicago.
What is False- Seattle.
300

Feeling anxiety or fear 

Frantic 

400

beat up and poured gasoline on bullies who were picking on Shawn

Paul

400

Shawn says he is dumb as a rock. Which figurative language is he using?

Simile

400
Paul grabbed the boys and began to light them on fire.
What is 3rd person objective.
400

Linda thinks it's a waste of time/money for Shawn to go to school

False- Sydney thinks it

400

secretly listening to a conversation

eavesdrop

500

TV Show Host where Sydney interviewed Earl D

Alice Ponds
500

How old was Colin when he was killed?

2 years old

500

What was the climax of the novel?

When Sydney goes on the Alice Ponds show and interviews Earl Detraux

500

Shawn and Sydney are both left handed

False- they are double jointed

500

the ability to understand something immediately

intuition