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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14, 'A Russian Train, a Pulsing Vein, and My Mother's Bag of Snails' and 'More Than I Ever Wanted to Know About the Schwa's Childhood'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the seven deadly sins is defined as an excessive desire to possess wealth, goods, or abstract things of value with the intention to keep it for one's self?
(a) Lust.
(b) Sloth.
(c) Pride.
(d) Greed.

2. Where did the Schwa's mother disappear from when the Schwa was young?
(a) A church.
(b) A farmer's market.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A hospital.

3. What refers to an area to the side and slightly behind a driver's field of vision that is not reflected in the vehicle's rear view mirror?
(a) Danger quadrant.
(b) Suspicion area.
(c) Triangle of death.
(d) Blind spot.

4. What do Antsy and his friends get the Schwa to do in the boys' bathroom?
(a) Sing a patriotic song.
(b) Perform a rap duet.
(c) Cartwheels.
(d) Perform the President's speech.

5. What does Antsy ask Lexie as he walks her home in Chapter 13?
(a) How she could hurt the Schwa.
(b) What it is like to be blind.
(c) If she would like to go on another date.
(d) What she thinks of her grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Schwa attempts to appeal to Antsy on grounds of their friendship to let him ______________.

2. How is Old Man Crawley related to Lexie in the novel?

3. Whom does Antsy tell off in Chapter 14?

4. One of the treasured items collected by the Schwa once held together what document?

5. What is an idea that Antsy, Lexie, and the Schwa come up with when they are discussing how to change Crawley's attitudes and behavior?

(see the answer key)

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