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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. The Night Butcher tells Antsy that he won't reveal his information until what occurs?

3. Where does Antsy go to find Lexie in the end of Chapter 11?

4. Whom does Lexie tell Antsy to call and invite along in the morning in Chapter 17?

5. When Antsy tells Old Man Crawley about the Schwa problem, Old Man Crawley's advice is to ______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Antsy realize there is no traffic on the expressway? What does this mean about the billboard?

3. What conversation takes place between Antsy and Lexie when he walks her home in Chapter 13?

4. How is Manny Bullpucky's head recovered in Chapter 13? What are the boys' plans for it?

5. What does Antsy realize about his mother in Chapter 15?

6. Whom does Antsy go to talk to at the supermarket in Chapter 16?

7. How are Crawley's fears relative to the Schwa?

8. How does the Schwa discover Lexie and Antsy's relationship in Chapter 13?

9. What does the Night Butcher reveal about the Schwa's mother in Chapter 19?

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 symbolism and meaning of the Schwa's paperclip collection. From where are the paperclips gathered? When did the Schwa begin collecting paperclips? What do the paperclips represent to Antsy?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the theme of abandonment in the novel. What has been the impact of the Schwa's mother's abandonment on the Schwa? How has it affected the Schwa's father? How does childhood abandonment affect a person psychologically?

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