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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 Lexie tell Antsy to call and invite along in the morning in Chapter 17?
(a) The Schwa.
(b) Howie.
(c) Old Man Crawley.
(d) The Night Butcher.

2. What club does Lexie tell Antsy she is a member of in Chapter 12?
(a) The Seven-D club.
(b) The Four-H club.
(c) The Seven-T club.
(d) The Four-S club.

3. What does Antsy's dad tell his family that Antsy's mother is going to start taking?
(a) Anti-depressant medication.
(b) Accounting classes.
(c) Firearms training.
(d) French cooking classes.

4. What name is given to a spiritual man who uses metal rods to find the presence of water and spirits?
(a) A razzer.
(b) A jingler.
(c) A roubus.
(d) A dowser.

5. What had the Schwa's mother gone to get when she disappeared and never returned?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Beer.
(d) Beef.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Old Man Crawley insist ride with him in the ambulance?

2. Why is there no traffic on the expressway in Chapter 18, "Larger Than Life, in Your Face, Undeniable Schwa"?

3. How old was the Schwa when his mother went missing?

4. In Chapter 20, what do Antsy's parents ask when he arrives home?

5. Where does Antsy finally find the Schwa in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Antsy discover upon returning home in Chapter 20?

2. What do Lexie and Antsy do in their second attempt to obtain information at the supermarket in Chapter 15?

3. How does the Schwa describe his mother's disappearance in Chapter 14?

4. What does Antsy realize about his mother in Chapter 15?

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

6. Why does Antsy realize there is no traffic on the expressway? What does this mean about the billboard?

7. How do Antsy and Lexie relate to one another as characters? How is this evidenced in Chapter 12?

8. What advice does Old Man Crawley give for the Schwa?

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

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

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