View a FREE sample

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. Who suggests experimenting with the Schwa in order to quantify the Schwa effect in Chapter 3?
(a) Ira.
(b) Howie.
(c) Antsy.
(d) The Schwa.

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

3. Whom does Lexie arrive with when she meets Antsy and his friends to test the dummy?
(a) Frankie.
(b) Old Man Crawley.
(c) Antsy's father.
(d) The Schwa.

4. According to Lexie in Chapter 9, who should start being her escort?
(a) The Schwa.
(b) Howie.
(c) Old Man Crawley.
(d) Wendell Tiggor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Old Man Crawley live above?

2. Antsy tries to persuade the Schwa that he will not ___________ someday, but the Schwa does not believe him.

3. What refers to the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally used as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells?

4. 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?

5. The Schwa is referred to as being __________.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 225 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample