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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. Old Man Crawley tells Antsy and the Schwa that they will have to work off their debt for breaking into his house by doing what chore?
(a) Pulling weeds out of the garden.
(b) Cleaning the house.
(c) Walking his dogs.
(d) Washing his car.

2. Which of the seven deadly sins refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments?
(a) Sloth.
(b) Pride.
(c) Lust.
(d) Greed.

3. What do Antsy and his friends get the Schwa to do in the boys' bathroom?
(a) Perform the President's speech.
(b) Sing a patriotic song.
(c) Perform a rap duet.
(d) Cartwheels.

4. Of what heritage is Antsy's family?
(a) Russian.
(b) Australian.
(c) Polish.
(d) Italian.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Old Man Crawley is famous for an incident in which he took revenge on children for_________.

2. Ira has ambitions to become a _________ when he grows up.

3. What is the name of the "unbreakable" dummy Antsy's father asks him to test?

4. How much do the student officers agree to pay a week to keep the Schwa on retainer?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place as the Schwa begins to act out his dare in Chapter 5?

2. What prized collection does the Schwa show Antsy?

3. What is Manny Bullpucky? Why are the boys testing it in Chapter 1, "Manny Bullpucky Gets His Sorry Butt Hurled off the Marine Park Bridge"?

4. What do the boys say of Calvin Schwa when he is first introduced in Chapter 1, "Manny Bullpucky Gets His Sorry Butt Hurled off the Marine Park Bridge"?

5. What causes Antsy to leave with the Schwa in Chapter 7?

6. What happens when the police arrive in Chapter 6?

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

8. What does Wendell Tiggor dare the Schwa to do in Chapter 4?

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

10. What happens in the first experiment with Manny Bullpucky in Chapter 1, "Manny Bullpucky Gets His Sorry Butt Hurled off the Marine Park Bridge"?

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