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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. The Schwa is referred to as being __________.
(a) Virtually invisible.
(b) Ironically invisible.
(c) Effectively invisible.
(d) Functionally invisible.

2. What school does Lexie attend while staying at Old Man Crawley's home?
(a) Academy for the Deaf.
(b) Academy for the Gifted.
(c) Academy for the Blind.
(d) Academy for the Rich.

3. What has Old Man Crawley named his dogs after?
(a) The seven sins and seven virtues.
(b) Trees and flowers.
(c) Gems and minerals.
(d) Constellations.

4. In the novel, the urinal strainer found in most bathrooms is a product of what company?
(a) Johnson Sanitation.
(b) Robert's Fresh and Go.
(c) Smell Away.
(d) Pisher Plastics.

5. Which of the seven deadly sins is defined as an excessive desire to possess wealth, goods, or abstract things of value with the intention to keep it for one's self?
(a) Sloth.
(b) Pride.
(c) Greed.
(d) Lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story, or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or an intangible quality or idea?

2. Of what heritage is Antsy's family?

3. The Schwa shows Antsy a newspaper clipping announcing the birth of whom?

4. Who points out the Schwa when he raises his hand in class in Chapter 3?

5. What does Old Man Crawley live above?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Antsy do that escalates the fight between his parents in Chapter 10?

2. Why does Lexie believe her grandfather needs a change?

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

4. What do Antsy and his friends decide to test in an experiment?

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

6. What leads up to the Schwa's outburst in Chapter 7?

7. What does Antsy find at the Schwa's home when he goes to dinner with him in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. Where in school does Antsy encounter the Schwa in Chapter 3?

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