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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18, 'A Traumatic Experience I'll Live to Regret, Assuming I Live' and 'Larger Than Life, in Your Face, Undeniable Schwa'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Old Man Crawley hire to be Lexie's companion in Chapter 7?
(a) Antsy.
(b) The Schwa.
(c) Howie.
(d) Ira.

2. Whom does Antsy call at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Old Man Crawley.
(b) Lexie.
(c) The Schwa.
(d) Howie.

3. 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) Metaphor.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Plot structure.

4. Who among Antsy's friends is a literal-minded boy who lacks common sense, yet seems to store a lot of facts in his head?
(a) Howie.
(b) The Schwa.
(c) Ira.
(d) Lexie.

5. What was the next thing the Schwa remembered after being abandoned by his mother?
(a) His father filling out paperwork at the police station.
(b) Attending his father's funeral.
(c) His aunt filling out paperwork at the hospital.
(d) A policeman taking him to the station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the establishment from which the Schwa's mother disappeared?

2. Where does Antsy finally find the Schwa in Chapter 18?

3. Old Man Crawley owns what kind of business?

4. In what section of a work of literature is basic internal conflict complicated by the introduction of related secondary conflicts and obstacles that frustrate the protagonist's attempt to reach his goal?

5. What has Old Man Crawley named his dogs after?

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