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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16, 'Vortex in Aisle Three - Can Someone Please Clean Up the Ectoplasmic Slime?' and 'A Late-Night Trip to the Land of Beef That Could Turn a Person into a Vegetarian'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Antsy's real name in the novel?
(a) Thomas Anthony Malnati.
(b) Anthony Bonano.
(c) Robert Anthony Talladino.
(d) John Michael Anthony.

2. What does Old Man Crawley say his son wants to do in Chapter 11, "The Youngest Doctor in Sheepshead Bay Gets Held Hostage When He Least Expects It"?
(a) Travel to Australia.
(b) Put him in a care home.
(c) Go skydiving.
(d) Go back to school.

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

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

5. How old was the Schwa when his mother went missing?
(a) 7.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator in The Schwa Was Here?

2. Who throws the dummy off the bridge in the boys' first experiment?

3. What does Antsy's dad tell his family that Antsy's mother is going to start taking?

4. When Antsy tells Old Man Crawley about the Schwa problem, Old Man Crawley's advice is to ______________.

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

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