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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 refers to an area to the side and slightly behind a driver's field of vision that is not reflected in the vehicle's rear view mirror?
(a) Blind spot.
(b) Suspicion area.
(c) Danger quadrant.
(d) Triangle of death.

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

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

4. Who throws the dummy off the bridge in the boys' first experiment?
(a) Ira.
(b) Antsy.
(c) Howie.
(d) The Schwa.

5. Who laughs that Antsy and his friends lost the bet in Chapter 5?
(a) Howie.
(b) Wendell Tiggor.
(c) Ira.
(d) Antsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what heritage is Ira in the novel?

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

3. According to Lexie in Chapter 9, who should start being her escort?

4. How old was the Schwa when his mother disappeared?

5. Old Man Crawley owns what kind of business?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In what ways does Antsy's actions show that he is beginning to grow up in Chapter 7?

8. Where does Antsy take Lexie in Chapter 9?

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

10. 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"?

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