A common phrase that is not taken literally, for example:
Crawley frowned. I thought he already was frowning. "I broke a hip", he said, annoyed. "The wheelchair is only temporary."
"Sorry."
"Sorry sorry sorry," he mocked. "You sound like a broken record."
What is a broken record?
100
His great grandfather had a heart-attack on Ellis Island, giving the family a new name which stuck.
Who is the Schwa?
100
An idiom that would describe the following scene:
A man walks down the street mumbling to himself, and greeting lampposts.
What is "He has bats in his belfry."
100
Lexie was offended when she though Antsy had done this to her, but Antsy was equally offended!
What is "being dumped"?
100
This signpost is seen when the Schwa furiously breaks Antsy's game that Ira and Howie are playing.
What is "Contrasts and Contradictions"?
200
Exemplified at the end of the sentence:
"When he saw me approaching with Lexie, half an hour after I had left him in the road, I saw his shoulders sag."
What is alliteration?
200
Antsy describes himself as bamboo, outgrowing these characters.
Who are Howie and Ira?
200
This idiom would be used to describe a situation when you know you someone is only giving something to you, in order to get something in return.
What is "there are no free lunches in life"?
200
The two changes Mrs. Bonano makes to her lifestyle.
What are taking up French cooking, and looking for a part-time job?
200
This signpost is seen when we get constant reports of Crawley's evil character.
What is "Again and Again"?
300
An exaggeration like when Crawley says, "Hospitals are the greatest failure of civilization".
What is hyperbole?
300
The boys had a theory that Lexie had this exceptional mental condition, which if she did, she would always say the first thing that came into her head, even if it was rude.
What is Tourette's syndrome?
300
This idiom describes an expected family resemblance, or shared trait family generations.
What is "that apple doesn't fall far from the tree"?
300
An argument that brings tensions between Mr. and Mrs. Bonano explosively to the surface was referred to by Antsy as...
"The Big One".
300
Exemplified when the Schwa sits in the closed highway and asks, "Can't I just stay here, close my eyes, and disappear?"
What is "Tough Questions"?
400
An example of this is device is when Antsy says "There's little bumps of taxis everywhere, like hundreds of lemon candies filling the streets."
What is a simile?
400
This character's dare is the main reason Antsy and the Schwa end up breaking into Old Man Crawley's place. Bathroom stalls covered with graffiti are described as being reading rooms for this character, as a way of mocking his intelligence.
Who is Wendell Tiggor?
400
This idiom talks about situations where too many people helping with a task can lead to failure from too many different opinions.
What is "too many cooks spoil the broth"?
400
Lexie damaged this part of her brain when she fell out of her stroller as a child.
What is the visual cortex?
400
Exemplified when Antsy stops and thinks "The butcher looked away."
What is an A-ha Moment?
500
An example can be found at the end of this sentence said by the Schwa:
"My father never showed up for the games either. So I figured, what was the point?"
What is a Rhetorical Question?
500
Aunt Maggie.
What is the other name of M. Taylor, who sold the Schwa's house?
500
This idiom means that financial reward can persuade people better than other incentives can.
What is "money talks"?
500
The main parts of a scientific experiment.
What are Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Results?
500
This is exemplified when Antsy's mom talks to him about the issues that arise from having "all of your eggs in one basket".