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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 offers to give a prized clip to Antsy if he will give _________ in return.
(a) A bicycle.
(b) Lexie.
(c) A video game.
(d) Twenty dollars.

2. Who is at the kitchen table when Antsy wakes up in Chapter 10?
(a) The Schwa.
(b) Old Man Crawley.
(c) Antsy's mother.
(d) Antsy's father.

3. What is the name of Antsy's sister?
(a) Christina.
(b) Martha.
(c) Becky.
(d) Elizabeth.

4. Ira has ambitions to become a _________ when he grows up.
(a) Doctor.
(b) Director.
(c) Senator.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What makes the Schwa's and Antsy's job for Old Man Crawley particularly time-consuming in Chapter 6?
(a) The dogs get tangled up with each other.
(b) The dogs need to be walked ten miles.
(c) The ground is covered with snow.
(d) They can only walk one dog at a time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is an idea that Antsy, Lexie, and the Schwa come up with when they are discussing how to change Crawley's attitudes and behavior?

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

4. The third experiment that Antsy and his friends carry out with the Schwa in Chapter 3 is to ______________.

5. Antsy ensures that the Schwa cannot join him and Lexie on their outing by bringing down _________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Old Man Crawley end up apprehending Antsy and the Schwa?

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