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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Schwa shows Antsy a newspaper clipping announcing the birth of whom?
(a) Lexis Crawley.
(b) Wendell Tiggor.
(c) Howie.
(d) Ira.

2. What is an idea that Antsy, Lexie, and the Schwa come up with when they are discussing how to change Crawley's attitudes and behavior?
(a) Radiation therapy.
(b) Compassion therapy.
(c) Trauma therapy.
(d) Nature therapy.

3. Antsy and his friends determine that how many students notice the Schwa in a classroom?
(a) 9 in 10.
(b) 1 in 5.
(c) 4 in 5.
(d) 3 in 5.

4. What is the Schwa dared to bring back from Old Man Crawley's home in Chapter 4?
(a) A dog bowl.
(b) A mixing bowl.
(c) A soup bowl.
(d) A dagger.

5. Who likes to be in charge of the kitchen in Chapter 10?
(a) Antsy's father.
(b) Antsy's sister.
(c) Antsy.
(d) Antsy's mother.

6. In what class of Antsy's does the Schwa sit next to him?
(a) Algebra.
(b) History.
(c) English.
(d) Science.

7. Old Man Crawley is famous for an incident in which he took revenge on children for_________.
(a) Baking cakes.
(b) Scratching his car.
(c) Egging his apartment.
(d) Coloring easter eggs.

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

9. Who is the better of the two cooks arguing in Chapter 10?
(a) Antsy's father.
(b) Antsy's mother.
(c) Old Man Crawley.
(d) Lexie.

10. Antsy is in charge of walking Old Man Crawley's dogs that are named after __________.
(a) The seven virtues.
(b) Minerals.
(c) The seven deadly sins.
(d) Flowering plants.

11. Who is very unfriendly to the Schwa in his first appearance and tells his friends that the Schwa is almost invisible and that people forget about him?
(a) Howie.
(b) Ira.
(c) Lexie.
(d) Antsy.

12. What is the name of the "unbreakable" dummy Antsy's father asks him to test?
(a) Diamond Dave.
(b) Orville Ox.
(c) Manny Bullpucky.
(d) Stanley Stump.

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

14. How is Old Man Crawley related to Lexie in the novel?
(a) He is her father.
(b) He is her brother.
(c) He is her uncle.
(d) He is her grandfather.

15. What is the Schwa's first name?
(a) Calvin.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Cornelius.
(d) Chester.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is a confident and successful straight A student who seems to do well at everything he tries in the novel?

2. Whose heritage does Old Man Crawley insult, saying his 'breeding' is bad?

3. What refers to an area to the side and slightly behind a driver's field of vision that is not reflected in the vehicle's rear view mirror?

4. What does Old Man Crawley say he will do if Antsy and the Schwa do not turn up to work each day after school?

5. Who is at the kitchen table when Antsy wakes up in Chapter 10?

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