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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Max's father tell him that he cannot watch without crying?
(a) A sad movie.
(b) Someone playing the guitar.
(c) Children playing with their fathers.
(d) People holding hands.

2. What does Max recall Grim holding in his hand in an old Army picture?
(a) A letter from Gram.
(b) A flower.
(c) A beer.
(d) A gun.

3. What does Max's father claim is "another crime against humanity"?
(a) Hating him.
(b) Sending him to jail.
(c) Lying to Max.
(d) Tearing up his letters.

4. Who is pictured in the picture on the wall, the one with the eyes that follow "you" around?
(a) Elvis.
(b) Mary mother of Jesus.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Dogs playing poker.

5. What is in the box Kevin is digging through when Max comes over for dinner the first time?
(a) Science projects.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Pots and pans.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Max, what do the tenements smell like?

2. According to Max, who lives in the New Tenements?

3. Why is Max crying at the end of Chapter 5?

4. What does Gwen make for dinner when Max comes over for the first time?

5. What does Max do when Kevin tells his robot stories during dinner?

(see the answer key)

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