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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. The Schwa attempts to appeal to Antsy on grounds of their friendship to let him ______________.
2. Who is at the kitchen table when Antsy wakes up in Chapter 10?
3. Where does Antsy's family live?
4. What does the Schwa collect?
5. Old Man Crawley is famous for an incident in which he took revenge on children for_________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Antsy take Lexie in Chapter 9?
2. What do the boys say of Calvin Schwa when he is first introduced in Chapter 1, "Manny Bullpucky Gets His Sorry Butt Hurled off the Marine Park Bridge"?
3. What is revealed about the Schwa's mother in Chapter 2?
4. What happens when the police arrive in Chapter 6?
5. What new job does Crawley give to Antsy in Chapter 7?
6. In what ways does Antsy relate to the Schwa in the novel? How does he feel about his own invisibility?
7. In what ways does Antsy's actions show that he is beginning to grow up in Chapter 7?
8. Where in school does Antsy encounter the Schwa in Chapter 3?
9. What metaphor does Antsy recognize about his life after his parents' dispute in Chapter 10?
10. What do Antsy and his friends decide to test in an experiment?
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
Describe and analyze the plot structure of The Schwa Was Here. Where does the exposition take place and what is revealed? When does the rising action transition into the climax? What is the outcome in the denouement? How traditional is this plot structure?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the Schwa effect in the novel. How literal is the invisibility of the Schwa? Who is able to overcome the Schwa effect? How does the Schwa feel about his effect on those around him?
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