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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. Where was the Schwa left when his mother disappeared?
(a) The frozen food aisle.
(b) The fast food aisle.
(c) The parking lot.
(d) The cart checkout.

2. What does the Night Butcher say Schwa's mother did at the meat counter on the day she disappeared?
(a) Sampled a package of shrimp.
(b) Asked what was on sale.
(c) Argued about the prices.
(d) Broke down crying.

3. Who gets Manny Bullpucky's head back from a lady who found it in her hedge for Antsy in Chapter 13?
(a) Frankie.
(b) Howie.
(c) The Schwa.
(d) Ira.

4. What is just below Old Man Crawley's apartment?
(a) Crawley's Restaurant.
(b) A garage.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A bar.

5. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Night Butcher from the supermarket is from _______________.

2. Antsy is relieved after his father calls a family meeting, because he feared he was going to announce what in Chapter 13?

3. What name is given to a spiritual man who uses metal rods to find the presence of water and spirits?

4. What do Lexie and Antsy tell the manager of the supermarket they are doing a report on in Chapter 15?

5. In what section of a work of literature is basic internal conflict complicated by the introduction of related secondary conflicts and obstacles that frustrate the protagonist's attempt to reach his goal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what ways does the Schwa appear to fade from Antsy's life in Chapter 15?

3. How does the Schwa discover Lexie and Antsy's relationship in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What do Antsy and Lexie set to find out in Chapter 15?

(see the answer keys)

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