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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. 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?
2. How do Antsy and the Schwa travel to an abandoned part of the city?
3. Where do Antsy and Lexie go on their first date in the novel?
4. What is outside Antsy's house when he arrives in Chapter 20?
5. Where was the Schwa when his mother went missing?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Manny Bullpucky's head recovered in Chapter 13? What are the boys' plans for it?
2. What does Antsy discover upon returning home in Chapter 20?
3. How does the Schwa react to the Night Butcher's story in Chapter 19?
4. What does Old Man Crawley offer Antsy to stay with him in the hospital?
5. What does Antsy realize about his mother in Chapter 15?
6. What excitement does Antsy face when he goes to Crawley's in Chapter 11?
7. What is the significance of "Radiation Therapy" in the title of Chapter 19?
8. What does Lexie inform Antsy when she calls in Chapter 17? Whom does she suggest for him to call?
9. How does the Schwa describe his mother's disappearance in Chapter 14?
10. What is the root of the Schwa's trauma in Chapter 18?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Antsy and the Schwa in the narrative. In what ways does Antsy feel similar to the Schwa? What characteristics define and separate him from the Schwa? How are these similarities and differences represented symbolically in the novel?
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 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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