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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the Schwa when his mother went missing?

2. Whom does the Schwa say he is ending his friendship with in Chapter 14?

3. What does the Schwa's father show him at the end of Chapter 20?

4. What does the Night Butcher say Schwa's mother did at the meat counter on the day she disappeared?

5. The Night Butcher tells Antsy that he won't reveal his information until what occurs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What excitement does Antsy face when he goes to Crawley's in Chapter 11?

2. How are Crawley's fears relative to the Schwa?

3. What does Lexie demand at the restaurant in Chapter 12? What organization does she tell Antsy about?

4. Why does Antsy realize there is no traffic on the expressway? What does this mean about the billboard?

5. Whom does Antsy go to talk to at the supermarket in Chapter 16?

6. What is the significance of "Radiation Therapy" in the title of Chapter 19?

7. How is Manny Bullpucky's head recovered in Chapter 13? What are the boys' plans for it?

8. What advice does Old Man Crawley give for the Schwa?

9. How is Manny Bullpucky a metaphorical representation of the Schwa?

10. Why does Antsy believe Crawley wants him to stay with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the relationship between Lexie's blindness and the Schwa's invisibility. In what ways does Lexie treat the Schwa differently than the other characters? Why? What does Lexie represent symbolically to the Schwa? What does she represent to Antsy?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Calvin Schwa in the novel. How is the Schwa's character related to the phonetic symbol? What was the Schwa's family name upon arriving in America? What stories and rumors have been circulated in the novel regarding the Schwa's history? Are these rumors true or false?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the characters of Antsy's parents. What is at the root of their constant bickering? What causes their climactic argument in Chapter 10? How does Antsy feel about each of his parents?

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