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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. Who ended up running away with Schwa's mother, according to the Night Butcher?

2. Whom does the Schwa say he is ending his friendship with in Chapter 14?

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

4. Lexie pretends to have fallen where in Chapter 17, "A Traumatic Experience I'll Live to Regret, Assuming I Live"?

5. The Night Butcher tells Schwa and his friends that the Schwa's mother was __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what ways does the Schwa appear to fade from Antsy's life in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Old Man Crawley offer Antsy to stay with him in the hospital?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss the narrative voice of the novel. In what person is the narrative related? In what tense? From whose perspective does the reader learn the events which take place? Who is the protagonist and is the protagonist the same person as the narrator? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters Howie and Ira in the narrative. How long have Howie and Ira been friends with Antsy? What is the response of each to the arrival of the Schwa in their group? How does the relationship between these characters evolve from the beginning of the novel to the end?

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