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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. What has Frankie gotten in trouble for in Chapter 20?

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

3. Where does Antsy take the spiritual man he asks for help from in Chapter 15?

4. Antsy tries to persuade the Schwa that he will not ___________ someday, but the Schwa does not believe him.

5. Where does Antsy finally find the Schwa in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do Antsy and Lexie set to find out in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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

10. What do Lexie and Antsy do in their second attempt to obtain information at the supermarket in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the relationship between Lexie's blindness and the Schwa's invisibility. In what ways does Lexie treat the Schwa differently than the other characters? Why? What does Lexie represent symbolically to the Schwa? What does she represent to Antsy?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the development of Old Man Crawley's character and his relationship with Antsy in the novel. How does Crawley's character evolve from the beginning of the novel to the end? What precipitates this change in him? In what ways does Crawley express admiration for Antsy?

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