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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who in the novel is mentally handicapped due to brain trauma?
(a) Old Man Crawley.
(b) Howie.
(c) The Schwa's Mother.
(d) The Schwa's father.

3. Who ejects the video game and breaks it in half, then storms out in Chapter 7?
(a) Ira.
(b) The Schwa.
(c) Antsy.
(d) Howie.

4. How old was the Schwa when his mother disappeared?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the seven capital sins is defined as spiritual or emotional apathy?

2. Antsy is in charge of walking Old Man Crawley's dogs that are named after __________.

3. When Antsy and the Schwa are discovered in Old Man Crawley's home, he comes at them brandishing what weapon?

4. When Antsy witnesses another of his parents' rows at home, he realizes that he is also like a ____________.

5. Where do the boys meet to discuss the Schwa in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Antsy relate to the Schwa in the novel? How does he feel about his own invisibility?

2. What prized collection does the Schwa show Antsy?

3. How is Antsy's introduction to Lexie described in Chapter 8?

4. What is the introduction between Lexie and the Schwa like in Chapter 8?

5. What new job does Crawley give to Antsy in Chapter 7?

6. What metaphor does Antsy recognize about his life after his parents' dispute in Chapter 10?

7. What are the first two experiments conducted on the Schwa effect?

8. Describe the narrative voice of the novel. From whose perspective is the story told? How is this character described?

9. Why does Antsy believe Old Man Crawley's threats?

10. Where does Antsy take Lexie in Chapter 9?

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