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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. When Antsy tells Old Man Crawley about the Schwa problem, Old Man Crawley's advice is to ______________.
2. 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?
3. How has Old Man Crawley injured himself in Chapter 11?
4. Where does Antsy go to find Lexie in the end of Chapter 11?
5. Whom does Lexie tell Antsy to call and invite along in the morning in Chapter 17?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Night Butcher reveal about the Schwa's mother in Chapter 19?
2. What conversation takes place between Antsy and Lexie when he walks her home in Chapter 13?
3. What do Antsy and Lexie set to find out in Chapter 15?
4. How is Manny Bullpucky a metaphorical representation of the Schwa?
5. What does Lexie demand at the restaurant in Chapter 12? What organization does she tell Antsy about?
6. How does the Schwa describe his mother's disappearance in Chapter 14?
7. Why does Antsy realize there is no traffic on the expressway? What does this mean about the billboard?
8. What is the significance of "Radiation Therapy" in the title of Chapter 19?
9. What do Lexie and Antsy do in their second attempt to obtain information at the supermarket in Chapter 15?
10. Whom does Antsy go to talk to at the supermarket in Chapter 16?
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 symbolism of Manny Bullpucky in the narrative. How destructible does Manny turn out to be? In what ways does Manny Bullpucky relate to the Schwa? How is this illustrated in Chapter 13?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the first date between Antsy and the Schwa. In what ways are they compatible as a couple? How does their relationship develop in the course of the novel? How are the characteristics of both Lexie and Antsy contrasted to those of the Schwa?
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