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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. The Schwa is referred to as being __________.
(a) Ironically invisible.
(b) Virtually invisible.
(c) Functionally invisible.
(d) Effectively invisible.

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

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

4. Who is a confident and successful straight A student who seems to do well at everything he tries in the novel?
(a) Antsy.
(b) Frankie.
(c) The Schwa.
(d) Ira.

5. On what day of the week do a bunch of kids gather outside Crawley's apartment to watch the Schwa's dare in Chapter 5?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Antsy and his friends get the Schwa to do in the boys' bathroom?

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

3. What was the next thing the Schwa remembered after being abandoned by his mother?

4. Who suggests experimenting with the Schwa in order to quantify the Schwa effect in Chapter 3?

5. Where was the Schwa left when his mother disappeared?

(see the answer key)

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