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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 show Antsy from the day his mother disappeared?

2. What does the Night Butcher say Schwa's mother did at the meat counter on the day she disappeared?

3. Antsy remembers the Schwa when what falls on the floor from his mother's recipe cards?

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

5. As a result of Frankie's actions, his driver's license is revoked for how long?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Old Man Crawley taken in Chapter 17?

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

6. What does Antsy's father announce at a family meeting in Chapter 13?

7. What excitement does Antsy face when he goes to Crawley's in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the conversation Antsy has with Crawley regarding the Schwa in Chapter 16. How does Antsy react to Old Man Crawley's advice? What does Crawley's viewpoint represent philosophically?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss "trauma therapy" in the novel. What does Antsy relate trauma therapy to in the medical world? What experiments do Antsy and his friends conduct to test trauma therapy? What results do they find?

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