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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Antsy's family live?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Burlington, Vermont.
(d) Brooklyn, New York.

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

3. Who is the narrator in The Schwa Was Here?
(a) The Schwa's father.
(b) Old Man Crawley.
(c) Lexie.
(d) Antsy.

4. Lexie tells Antsy and the Schwa that she wants to change whom?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Howie.
(d) Ira.

5. The third experiment that Antsy and his friends carry out with the Schwa in Chapter 3 is to ______________.
(a) Break into a local bank.
(b) Sneak into Old Man Crawley's house.
(c) Pass through airport security with a gun.
(d) Pass through airport security with an iron bar in his pocket.

6. How many dogs does Old Man Crawley have?
(a) 14.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

7. When Antsy and the Schwa are discovered in Old Man Crawley's home, he comes at them brandishing what weapon?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A stun gun.
(c) A brick.
(d) A steel poker.

8. In the novel, the urinal strainer found in most bathrooms is a product of what company?
(a) Pisher Plastics.
(b) Smell Away.
(c) Robert's Fresh and Go.
(d) Johnson Sanitation.

9. In Chapter 4, children put bets on dares such as having the Schwa enter what location?
(a) The girls' locker room.
(b) Their parents' closets.
(c) The principal's office.
(d) The sorority house.

10. What kind of dogs does Old Man Crawley have?
(a) German Shepherds.
(b) Doberman Pinschers.
(c) Poodles.
(d) Afghan Hounds.

11. Who films the throwing of the dummy off the bridge with his video camera?
(a) Antsy.
(b) The Schwa.
(c) Howie.
(d) Ira.

12. When Antsy witnesses another of his parents' rows at home, he realizes that he is also like a ____________.
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Car tire.
(c) Paperclip.
(d) Coffee filter.

13. Who laughs that Antsy and his friends lost the bet in Chapter 5?
(a) Howie.
(b) Wendell Tiggor.
(c) Ira.
(d) Antsy.

14. Off what bridge do Antsy and his friends decide to throw the dummy for their first test?
(a) The Marine Park Bridge.
(b) The Alexander Hamilton Bridge.
(c) The Empire Bridge.
(d) The Brooklyn Bridge.

15. In Chapter 10, who comes and finds Antsy at lunch?
(a) The Schwa.
(b) Antsy's mother.
(c) Old Man Crawley.
(d) Antsy's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What breaks off the dummy when Antsy and his friends throw it off a bridge in their first experiment?

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

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

4. What is the Schwa dared to bring back from Old Man Crawley's home in Chapter 4?

5. A girl agrees to pay to see the Schwa do what in Chapter 4?

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