1. The Schwa Was Here
Chapters 13-17

2. Chapter Title from The Schwa Was Here
Life Event from Novel
Chapter One: “Manny Bullpucky Gets His Sorry Butt Hurled Off the Marine Park Bridge”
Antsy and friends test if a Pisher Products mannequin really is indestructible. 1. 2. 3.
Choose THREE chapter titles from The Schwa Was Here and explain what life event they relate to.

3. Your Own Chapter Titles
Your Life Event
Chapter Twenty Seven: “Being Clumsy Comes So Naturally that Something Must Be Unnatural”
Once again Mrs. Rapp spills hot coffee on herself while driving to work. 1. 2. 3.
Then, create THREE chapter titles similar to what Neil Shusterman would name them to describe events from your life.

4. 1. Who gets Manny Bullpucky's head back from a lady who found it in her hedge for Antsy?
2. What do Antsy and his friends decide to do with the plastic dummy in order to test it?
3. Who does Lexie arrive with when she meets Antsy and his friends to test the dummy?
4. Who yells that an express train is coming?
5. What does Antsy ask Lexie as he walks her home?
6. What does Antsy's dad tell his family that Antsy's mother is going to start taking?
7. What did Antsy think his dad was going to announce when he called the family meeting?
8. Antsy remembers the Schwa when what falls on the floor from his mother's recipe cards?
Chapter 13

5. “Never be bullied into silence
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” ~Robert Frost
Pretend that you are an entry in the Webster’s Dictionary. Write the entry.
Eg. Mrs. Raprich- Proper Noun- exceptional in witting and logic, a great friend to those near to her, accepts only one’s best work, often causes students to learn by pushing them beyond their comfort level.
Define yourself

6. Chapter 14 1. Who does Antsy tell off?
2. The Schwa tells Antsy that he stopped working for ___________.
3. Who does the Schwa say he is ending his friendship with?
4. What is the name of the establishment from which the Schwa's mother disappeared?
5. How old was the Schwa when his mother went missing?
6. What had the Schwa's mother gone to get when she disappeared and never returned?
7. Where was the Schwa left when his mother disappeared?
8. What does the Schwa show Antsy from the day his mother disappeared?
9. Antsy tries to persuade the Schwa that he will not ________ someday, but the Schwa does not believe him.
Chapter 14

7. 1. Who does Antsy confide in about his worries of the Schwa in?
2. What name is given to a spiritual man who uses metal rods to find the presence of water and spirits?
3. Where does Antsy take the spiritual man he asks for help?
4. What do Lexie and Antsy tell the manager of the supermarket they are doing a report on?
5. The manager tells Lexie and Antsy that he remembers a child being abandoned but not ________.
6. What does Antsy tell his mother while helping her cook?
7. Antsy tells his mother he would never want her to ______________.
8. Antsy realizes that his mother's ____________ are a way for her to feel like she has something for herself.
Chapter 15

8. 1. What does Antsy take to Old Man Crawley's that was cooked by his father?
2. When Antsy tells Old Man Crawley about the Schwa problem, Old Man Crawley's advice is to _________.
3. The Night Butcher from the supermarket is from _______________.
4. Antsy cannot go during the day to the supermarket to talk to the Night Butcher because the manager has banned him from the store for what reason?
5. What does the Night Butcher tell Antsy when he speaks to him?
6. The Night Butcher tells Antsy that he won't reveal his information until what occurs?
7. 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?
Chapter 16

9. 1. In Chapter 17, Lexie calls Antsy early in the morning to tell him that she has what planned for her grandfather?
2. Who does Lexie tell Antsy to call and invite along in the morning?
3. Lexie pretends to have fallen where?
4. What is waiting at the pier where Lexie and Antsy take Old Man Crawley?
Chapter 17

10. Putting it All Together
1. What did paperclips symbolize in the novel The Schwa Was Here?
2. What is the theme of the novel?
3. In what ways were Antsy, his mother, the Schwa and Mr. Crawley alike?
Putting it All Together