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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose heritage does Old Man Crawley insult, saying his 'breeding' is bad?
(a) Howie's.
(b) Antsy's.
(c) Christian's.
(d) The Schwa's.

2. In Chapter 8, Lexie tells the Schwa that he has a face like ___________.
(a) Sweet-cream ice-cream.
(b) The surface of the moon.
(c) A pane of glass.
(d) Waves on the ocean.

3. Who in the novel is mentally handicapped due to brain trauma?
(a) The Schwa's father.
(b) Howie.
(c) The Schwa's Mother.
(d) Old Man Crawley.

4. One of the treasured items collected by the Schwa once held together what document?
(a) The United States Constitution.
(b) The Declaration of Independence.
(c) The Nuclear Arms Treaty.
(d) A letter from Hitler.

5. What does Old Man Crawley say he will do if Antsy and the Schwa do not turn up to work each day after school?
(a) Have their fathers fired.
(b) Get them in trouble at school.
(c) Call their parents.
(d) Call the police.

6. In the novel, the urinal strainer found in most bathrooms is a product of what company?
(a) Johnson Sanitation.
(b) Pisher Plastics.
(c) Robert's Fresh and Go.
(d) Smell Away.

7. What is the Schwa dared to bring back from Old Man Crawley's home in Chapter 4?
(a) A dog bowl.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A soup bowl.
(d) A mixing bowl.

8. Who is the better of the two cooks arguing in Chapter 10?
(a) Lexie.
(b) Old Man Crawley.
(c) Antsy's mother.
(d) Antsy's father.

9. The Schwa offers to give a prized clip to Antsy if he will give _________ in return.
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) Lexie.
(c) A video game.
(d) A bicycle.

10. What happens when Antsy runs into the apartment in Chapter 5?
(a) The Schwa jumps out the window.
(b) His mother screams.
(c) The dogs run to him.
(d) Christina lights a torch.

11. Who points out the Schwa when he raises his hand in class in Chapter 3?
(a) Frankie.
(b) Howie.
(c) Antsy.
(d) Ira.

12. Lexie tells Antsy and the Schwa that she wants to change whom?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Howie.
(d) Ira.

13. In Chapter 4, children put bets on dares such as having the Schwa enter what location?
(a) The principal's office.
(b) The sorority house.
(c) The girls' locker room.
(d) Their parents' closets.

14. Old Man Crawley puts the Schwa in charge of walking his dogs named after __________.
(a) Flowering plants.
(b) The seven virtues.
(c) The seven deadly sins.
(d) Minerals.

15. What is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story, or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or an intangible quality or idea?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Plot structure.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Catalyst.

Short Answer Questions

1. Off what bridge do Antsy and his friends decide to throw the dummy for their first test?

2. How many dogs does Old Man Crawley have?

3. Ira has ambitions to become a _________ when he grows up.

4. What does Old Man Crawley live above?

5. What school does Lexie attend while staying at Old Man Crawley's home?

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