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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what do Antsy's parents ask when he arrives home?
(a) Where he has been.
(b) How he is feeling.
(c) Why he is home late.
(d) What the weather outside is like.

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

3. Who gets Manny Bullpucky's head back from a lady who found it in her hedge for Antsy in Chapter 13?
(a) Frankie.
(b) Ira.
(c) The Schwa.
(d) Howie.

4. The manager of the supermarket tells Lexie and Antsy that he remembers a child being abandoned but not ________.
(a) What day of the week it was.
(b) The child's name.
(c) What year it was.
(d) What happened to the mother.

5. In Chapter 17, Lexie calls Antsy early in the morning to tell him that she has __________ planned for her grandfather.
(a) A nice dinner.
(b) A party.
(c) A night on the town.
(d) Trauma therapy.

6. What does Lexie ask for at the restaurant in Chapter 12?
(a) Mustard.
(b) A napkin.
(c) A clean glass.
(d) A braille menu.

7. What does the Schwa's father show him at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) Some photographs.
(b) Letters from his mother.
(c) A home movie.
(d) A newspaper article.

8. What does Antsy's dad tell his family that Antsy's mother is going to start taking?
(a) Anti-depressant medication.
(b) Firearms training.
(c) Accounting classes.
(d) French cooking classes.

9. Whom does the Schwa find waiting up for him in Chapter 20?
(a) Antsy.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Lexie.

10. Why is there no traffic on the expressway in Chapter 18, "Larger Than Life, in Your Face, Undeniable Schwa"?
(a) It is closed for construction.
(b) It is a holiday.
(c) There was an accident.
(d) It is 3 a.m.

11. As a result of Frankie's actions, his driver's license is revoked for how long?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 4 months.

12. Lexie tells Antsy that she has come up with an idea for giving her grandfather __________.
(a) A Christmas gift.
(b) Trauma therapy.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A birthday gift.

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

14. How does Antsy say he will get home in Chapter 11, "The Youngest Doctor in Sheepshead Bay Gets Held Hostage When He Least Expects It"?
(a) By subway.
(b) By cab.
(c) By walking.
(d) By bike.

15. Antsy remembers the Schwa when what falls on the floor from his mother's recipe cards?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A business card.
(d) A paperclip.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Antsy tells his mother he would never want her to ______________.

3. What has Frankie gotten in trouble for in Chapter 20?

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

5. Where do Antsy and Lexie go on their first date in the novel?

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