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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. Whom does Antsy call from the hospital in Chapter 11?
2. Antsy realizes that his mother's _____________ are a way for her to feel like she has something for herself.
3. When the Schwa returns home, whom does he ask about?
4. How old was the Schwa when his mother went missing?
5. Who gets Manny Bullpucky's head back from a lady who found it in her hedge for Antsy in Chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the Schwa discover Lexie and Antsy's relationship in Chapter 13?
2. Why does Antsy realize there is no traffic on the expressway? What does this mean about the billboard?
3. How is Manny Bullpucky's head recovered in Chapter 13? What are the boys' plans for it?
4. How does the Schwa react to the Night Butcher's story in Chapter 19?
5. Where is Old Man Crawley taken in Chapter 17?
6. In what ways does the Schwa appear to fade from Antsy's life in Chapter 15?
7. How are Crawley's fears relative to the Schwa?
8. What advice does Old Man Crawley give for the Schwa?
9. Whom does Antsy go to talk to at the supermarket in Chapter 16?
10. What do Antsy and Lexie set to find out in Chapter 15?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe and analyze the characters of Antsy's parents. What is at the root of their constant bickering? What causes their climactic argument in Chapter 10? How does Antsy feel about each of his parents?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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