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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 invites Antsy over for dinner and shows him a clip he got that was supposedly _________.
(a) The moon.
(b) In Abraham Lincoln's desk.
(c) The Titanic.
(d) In Hitler's desk.

2. What do Antsy and his friends intend to do with the plastic dummy when they meet up in Chapter 3?
(a) Try to saw it in half.
(b) Wrap it in firecrackers.
(c) Set fire to it.
(d) Put it in a garbage disposal.

3. Antsy takes Lexie out to ____________ in Chapter 8.
(a) Watch a movie.
(b) Fly kites.
(c) Eat dinner.
(d) Walk on the beach.

4. In what class of Antsy's does the Schwa sit next to him?
(a) History.
(b) Algebra.
(c) English.
(d) Science.

5. Where do the boys meet to discuss the Schwa in Chapter 2?
(a) Howie's house.
(b) A city park.
(c) Antsy's house.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally used as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells?

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

3. One of the treasured items collected by the Schwa once held together what document?

4. What do Antsy and his friends get the Schwa to do in the boys' bathroom?

5. What does the Schwa collect?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the third experiment Antsy and his friends attempt in Chapter 3?

3. What is revealed about the Schwa's last name in Chapter 2?

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

5. 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"?

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

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

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

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

10. What prized collection does the Schwa show Antsy?

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