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

2. The Schwa attempts to appeal to Antsy on grounds of their friendship to let him ______________.
(a) Walk all of the dogs himself.
(b) Hang out with Lexie alone.
(c) Not play video games.
(d) Walk none of the dogs.

3. The Schwa tells Antsy that he stopped working for ___________.
(a) The Schwa's father.
(b) Old Man Crawley.
(c) Lexie.
(d) Antsy's father.

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?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Plot structure.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Catalyst.

5. Lexie points out to Antsy that their outing isn't really a date for what reason?
(a) He's being paid to entertain her.
(b) He did not pick the destination.
(c) They didn't go to dinner first.
(d) She is not having fun.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much do the student officers agree to pay a week to keep the Schwa on retainer?

2. The Schwa is referred to as being __________.

3. What is Antsy's father the most passionate about in the novel?

4. Antsy takes Lexie to what kind of concert in Chapter 9?

5. Who laughs that Antsy and his friends lost the bet in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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