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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Schwa is referred to as being __________.
(a) Effectively invisible.
(b) Virtually invisible.
(c) Ironically invisible.
(d) Functionally invisible.

2. Who films the throwing of the dummy off the bridge with his video camera?
(a) Ira.
(b) Howie.
(c) Antsy.
(d) The Schwa.

3. What refers to the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally used as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells?
(a) Radiation therapy.
(b) Nature therapy.
(c) Trauma therapy.
(d) Compassion therapy.

4. Why is the Schwa unable to steal a bowl from Old Man Crawley's home in Chapter 5?
(a) It is nailed to the floor.
(b) He couldn't find one.
(c) Because there is a dog attached.
(d) It is too heavy.

5. What does Antsy's mother do with the sauce she makes in Chapter 10?
(a) Feeds it to the dog.
(b) Pours it down the drain.
(c) Dumps it on the floor.
(d) Throws it out the window.

6. According to Lexie in Chapter 9, who should start being her escort?
(a) The Schwa.
(b) Old Man Crawley.
(c) Wendell Tiggor.
(d) Howie.

7. Who is the better of the two cooks arguing in Chapter 10?
(a) Lexie.
(b) Antsy's father.
(c) Antsy's mother.
(d) Old Man Crawley.

8. What do Antsy and his friends intend to do with the plastic dummy when they meet up in Chapter 3?
(a) Set fire to it.
(b) Wrap it in firecrackers.
(c) Put it in a garbage disposal.
(d) Try to saw it in half.

9. Old Man Crawley is famous for an incident in which he took revenge on children for_________.
(a) Baking cakes.
(b) Coloring easter eggs.
(c) Egging his apartment.
(d) Scratching his car.

10. How many dogs does Old Man Crawley have?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 14.
(d) 5.

11. What do Antsy and his friends get the Schwa to wear in the boys' bathroom?
(a) An orange sombrero.
(b) High heels.
(c) A ski mask.
(d) A bikini.

12. Of what heritage is Ira in the novel?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Jewish.

13. What is Antsy's father the most passionate about in the novel?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Banking.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Architecture.

14. What is an idea that Antsy, Lexie, and the Schwa come up with when they are discussing how to change Crawley's attitudes and behavior?
(a) Compassion therapy.
(b) Nature therapy.
(c) Radiation therapy.
(d) Trauma therapy.

15. Antsy and his friends determine that how many students notice the Schwa in a classroom?
(a) 3 in 5.
(b) 1 in 5.
(c) 9 in 10.
(d) 4 in 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who laughs that Antsy and his friends lost the bet in Chapter 5?

2. What makes the Schwa's and Antsy's job for Old Man Crawley particularly time-consuming in Chapter 6?

3. The Schwa shows Antsy a newspaper clipping announcing the birth of whom?

4. In the novel, the urinal strainer found in most bathrooms is a product of what company?

5. Of what heritage is Antsy's family?

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