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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Schwa tell Antsy he is in Chapter 10?

2. Where did the Schwa's mother disappear from when the Schwa was young?

3. In the novel, the urinal strainer found in most bathrooms is a product of what company?

4. Who likes to be in charge of the kitchen in Chapter 10?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the first two experiments conducted on the Schwa effect?

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

3. What new job does Crawley give to Antsy in Chapter 7?

4. Where does Antsy take Lexie in Chapter 9?

5. What does Antsy find at the Schwa's home when he goes to dinner with him in Chapter 6?

6. In what ways does Antsy's actions show that he is beginning to grow up in Chapter 7?

7. In what ways does Antsy relate to the Schwa in the novel? How does he feel about his own invisibility?

8. What is Manny Bullpucky? Why are the boys testing it in Chapter 1, "Manny Bullpucky Gets His Sorry Butt Hurled off the Marine Park Bridge"?

9. Why does Antsy believe Old Man Crawley's threats?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss the narrative voice of the novel. In what person is the narrative related? In what tense? From whose perspective does the reader learn the events which take place? Who is the protagonist and is the protagonist the same person as the narrator? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters Howie and Ira in the narrative. How long have Howie and Ira been friends with Antsy? What is the response of each to the arrival of the Schwa in their group? How does the relationship between these characters evolve from the beginning of the novel to the end?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the relationship between Lexie's blindness and the Schwa's invisibility. In what ways does Lexie treat the Schwa differently than the other characters? Why? What does Lexie represent symbolically to the Schwa? What does she represent to Antsy?

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