View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who yells that an express train is coming?

2. The Schwa tells Antsy that he stopped working for ___________.

3. Who does Old Man Crawley say is upset with Antsy in Chapter 11?

4. Antsy is relieved after his father calls a family meeting, because he feared he was going to announce what in Chapter 13?

5. What does Antsy tell his mother while helping her cook in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Schwa describe his mother's disappearance in Chapter 14?

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

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

4. How is Manny Bullpucky a metaphorical representation of the Schwa?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Define irony and discuss the irony in Chapter 18. What is ironic about the Schwa's billboard? What did the Schwa hope to achieve with renting the space? Why does this attempt fail? How does this represent a fundamental flaw in the Schwa's approach to life?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 970 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample