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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Grim call Max that surprises him, given Grim NEVER calls him by the name?
(a) Maxwell.
(b) Boy.
(c) Son.
(d) Max-a-Million.

2. What does demeanor mean?
(a) Simpleton.
(b) Expression.
(c) Meaning.
(d) Act.

3. What does Max compare Kevin's breathing to on his first visit to Max's room?
(a) A snake.
(b) A dog.
(c) A slinky.
(d) A tiger.

4. What does Max say that he has never had, but Grim had when he was younger, given the picture showing it?
(a) A pet bird.
(b) A slingshot.
(c) A BB gun.
(d) A pet snake.

5. According to Kevin, what "always lies over the next horizon"?
(a) Yonder.
(b) The princess.
(c) The treasure.
(d) The dragon.

6. What does Kevin tell Max is dangerous when they are discussing the robotic transplant?
(a) Fear.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Life.

7. How does Gram describe her state when she gave birth to Max's mother?
(a) A fearful teenager.
(b) On the brink of womanhood.
(c) A lost girl.
(d) A child herself.

8. What is Max trying to figure out how to get on the first day of July?
(a) A free pass for the the Fourth of July.
(b) A pop-gun.
(c) Flag shorts.
(d) An M80.

9. Who comes down to tell Max that Gwen has called to apologize for running out with Kevin like she did?
(a) Gram.
(b) Ken.
(c) Grim.
(d) Max's aunt Vivian.

10. What does Grim call Gram (it is not her real name)?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Trudy.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Mabel.

11. What does Max say that the Black Knight was given when he used Kevin's compass in the past?
(a) A journeyman.
(b) A expeditionr.
(c) An explorer.
(d) A Cub Scout.

12. What is Tony swinging at Max and Kevin when they run into the millpond?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A thick tree limb.
(d) A bat.

13. What does Loretta say is "in town" when she first sees Max and Kevin?
(a) The freak show.
(b) The circus.
(c) The gypsies.
(d) The crazies.

14. How does Kevin describe Tony and his gang when they run from the cops after chasing Max and Kevin into the millpond?
(a) "Tires on the tarmack."
(b) "Wimps on wheels."
(c) "Snakes on sneakers."
(d) "Losers on lightening bolts."

15. What does Kevin call Max's foot when they are imagining that they are walking on a dangerous path?
(a) Club.
(b) Battle axe.
(c) Hoof.
(d) Paw.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iggy call Max when he tells Kevin and Max to come inside his apartment?

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

3. What does the "punk" lose when Max runs into him trying to get away from Tony?

4. What does Max like about carrying Kevin around on his shoulders?

5. Who used Kevin's compass in the past?

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