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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. Why is there no traffic on the expressway in Chapter 18, "Larger Than Life, in Your Face, Undeniable Schwa"?
(a) There was an accident.
(b) It is a holiday.
(c) It is closed for construction.
(d) It is 3 a.m.

2. How much money does the Schwa say he used to rent the billboard for in Chapter 18?
(a) The entire contents of his piggybank.
(b) His whole college fund.
(c) Everything that was in his dad's wallet.
(d) An entire summer of mowing lawns.

3. Who does Antsy believe will be upset when Lexie kisses him?
(a) Ira.
(b) Antsy's father.
(c) Old Man Crawley.
(d) The Schwa.

4. Antsy cannot go during the day to the supermarket to talk to the Night Butcher because the manager has banned him from the store for what reason?
(a) Not wearing shoes in the store.
(b) Asking awkward questions.
(c) Protesting in front of the store.
(d) Stealing candy.

5. In Chapter 17, Lexie calls Antsy early in the morning to tell him that she has __________ planned for her grandfather.
(a) Trauma therapy.
(b) A party.
(c) A night on the town.
(d) A nice dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Old Man Crawley say his son wants to do in Chapter 11, "The Youngest Doctor in Sheepshead Bay Gets Held Hostage When He Least Expects It"?

2. What has Frankie gotten in trouble for in Chapter 20?

3. What does Lexie ask for at the restaurant in Chapter 12?

4. What does the Schwa show Antsy from the day his mother disappeared?

5. What words are on the billboard that the Schwa shows Antsy in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lexie inform Antsy when she calls in Chapter 17? Whom does she suggest for him to call?

5. How is Manny Bullpucky a metaphorical representation of the Schwa?

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

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

8. What does the Night Butcher reveal about the Schwa's mother in Chapter 19?

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

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

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