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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Antsy take to Old Man Crawley's that was cooked by his father?
(a) Lasagna.
(b) Focaccia.
(c) Blueberry muffins.
(d) Chocolate chip cookies.

3. Whom does Lexie arrive with when she meets Antsy and his friends to test the dummy?
(a) Antsy's father.
(b) The Schwa.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Old Man Crawley.

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?
(a) Falling action.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Rising action.
(d) Exposition.

5. What does the club that Lexie tells Antsy she is a member of do in Chapter 12?
(a) Radio broadcasts.
(b) Knits sweaters.
(c) Prints things in Braille.
(d) Targets anti-blind establishments.

6. What name is given to a spiritual man who uses metal rods to find the presence of water and spirits?
(a) A razzer.
(b) A roubus.
(c) A jingler.
(d) A dowser.

7. Antsy realizes that his mother's _____________ are a way for her to feel like she has something for herself.
(a) Phot albums.
(b) Hobbies.
(c) Household chores.
(d) Cooking classes.

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

9. What had the Schwa's mother gone to get when she disappeared and never returned?
(a) Beef.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Beer.
(d) Sugar.

10. What is outside Antsy's house when he arrives in Chapter 20?
(a) A delivery truck.
(b) A cab.
(c) Police cars.
(d) Fire engines.

11. What do Lexie and Antsy tell the manager of the supermarket they are doing a report on in Chapter 15?
(a) Unsolved crimes.
(b) Town history.
(c) The history of the store.
(d) Store supply chains.

12. Where does the Schwa take Antsy in the abandoned part of the city?
(a) A homeless shelter.
(b) An abandoned warehouse.
(c) A magazine stand.
(d) A small diner.

13. Who yells that an express train is coming?
(a) Frankie.
(b) Howie.
(c) Ira.
(d) The Schwa.

14. What is just below Old Man Crawley's apartment?
(a) Crawley's Restaurant.
(b) A garage.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A bar.

15. Who ended up running away with Schwa's mother, according to the Night Butcher?
(a) The Day Butcher.
(b) One of the checkers.
(c) The store manager.
(d) A bread distributor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Old Man Crawley say is upset with Antsy in Chapter 11?

2. What does the Schwa's father show him at the end of Chapter 20?

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

4. Whom does Lexie tell Antsy to call and invite along in the morning in Chapter 17?

5. Who answers the door anxiously when Antsy goes to Crawley's apartment to walk the dogs in Chapter 11?

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