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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 word does Gwen use to describe how she feels about Max and Kevin being friends, according to the relayed message for Max?
(a) Enthusiastic.
(b) Thrilled.
(c) Delighted.
(d) Estatic.

2. What does Max like about carrying Kevin around on his shoulders?
(a) It makes him feel braver.
(b) It makes him feel smart.
(c) It makes him feel bigger.
(d) It makes him feel invincible.

3. What does Max's father claim is the reason he was not good enough for Max's mother?
(a) His looks.
(b) His record.
(c) His job.
(d) His bank account.

4. What does Max notice about the toys laying around at the tenements?
(a) They are all in front of one apartment.
(b) They are all in a pond.
(c) They are all new.
(d) They are all broken.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Max's father, what did he do to get to sleep every night in jail?

2. What does Max's father tell him that he cannot watch without crying?

3. When Max and Kevin approach the apartment in the tenements, what does a hand reach out and grab?

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

5. What does Gram always say, which Max believes means something to her?

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