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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 say he becomes when he goes inside his head?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A flower.
(c) A lion.
(d) A tree.

2. When Max and Kevin approach the apartment in the tenements, what does a hand reach out and grab?
(a) Kevin.
(b) A key.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) Max.

3. What does Max's father claim "those people did" to him, when he was telling Max about all the injustice he has faced?
(a) Stole his heart.
(b) Stole his life.
(c) Stole his dreams.
(d) Stole his son.

4. When Max finally falls asleep in the "old bat's" apartment, what does he dream of?
(a) Cats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Horses.
(d) Eagles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the 17-year-old boy who threatens Max and Kevin on the Fourth of July?

2. What is the first word that comes out of Loretta's mouth when she sees Max and Kevin?

3. Why does Gwen tell Max that she and his parents were all living in the tenements when he and Kevin were born?

4. Who is pictured in the picture on the wall, the one with the eyes that follow "you" around?

5. What does Max's father do to ensure that Max does not run away from the "old bat's" apartment?

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