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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. Whom does the Schwa say he is ending his friendship with in Chapter 14?
(a) Frankie.
(b) Emily.
(c) Antsy.
(d) Christina.

2. Who yells that an express train is coming?
(a) Ira.
(b) Frankie.
(c) The Schwa.
(d) Howie.

3. Whom does Antsy call at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) The Schwa.
(b) Howie.
(c) Lexie.
(d) Old Man Crawley.

4. Whom does Antsy tell off in Chapter 14?
(a) The Schwa's mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Schwa's father.
(d) His mother.

5. The Night Butcher tells Schwa and his friends that the Schwa's mother was __________.
(a) Very selfish.
(b) Very unhappy.
(c) Confused.
(d) Not all there.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, Lexie calls Antsy early in the morning to tell him that she has __________ planned for her grandfather.

2. When Antsy tells Old Man Crawley about the Schwa problem, Old Man Crawley's advice is to ______________.

3. What does Old Man Crawley offer to Antsy in order for him to stay at the hospital?

4. Where was the Schwa left when his mother disappeared?

5. Where does the Schwa take Antsy in the abandoned part of the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Manny Bullpucky's head recovered in Chapter 13? What are the boys' plans for it?

2. What does Antsy's father announce at a family meeting in Chapter 13?

3. What excitement does Antsy face when he goes to Crawley's in Chapter 11?

4. What is the root of the Schwa's trauma in Chapter 18?

5. Why does Antsy believe Crawley wants him to stay with him?

6. What conversation takes place between Antsy and Lexie when he walks her home in Chapter 13?

7. How does the Schwa react to the Night Butcher's story in Chapter 19?

8. What is the significance of "Radiation Therapy" in the title of Chapter 19?

9. What does Lexie demand at the restaurant in Chapter 12? What organization does she tell Antsy about?

10. How are Crawley's fears relative to the Schwa?

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