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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Max want to go when Kevin is at the doctor, after the kidnapping?
(a) To school so he does not have to think about it.
(b) Nowhere; he should be able to stay home.
(c) To the doctor with Kevin.
(d) To the ice cream shop.

2. What does Max admit to his father that makes him let go of Loretta?
(a) That he hates him.
(b) That he never should have gone to jail.
(c) That he saw him kill his mother.
(d) That he loves him.

3. What does Max compare a pencil in his hand to?
(a) A pin.
(b) A thread.
(c) A twig.
(d) Spaghetti.

4. What is the name of Max's reading skills tutor?
(a) Skinner.
(b) Meehan.
(c) Hampton.
(d) Preston.

5. What does Max's father claim Loretta is putting on Max when she is trying to help him escape?
(a) Her germs.
(b) Her dirty hands.
(c) Her filth.
(d) Her sickness.

6. What does Loretta use to cut the ropes Max is tied up with?
(a) A knife.
(b) A nail.
(c) An edge of the boiler.
(d) A broken bottle.

7. Who always says "You can't always judge a book by the cover"?
(a) Kevin.
(b) Gwen.
(c) Gram.
(d) Grim.

8. When does Kevin tell Max that he will be coming home from the ICU?
(a) In one week.
(b) Never; not in his present state.
(c) In two weeks.
(d) In one month.

9. What adjective does Max use to describe Kevin's voice when he is in the ICU?
(a) Croaky.
(b) Weak.
(c) Faint.
(d) Whistley.

10. What does Max claim is one of Gram's specialties; it just makes everything better?
(a) Raspberry jam.
(b) Cranberry relish.
(c) Mint sauce.
(d) Homemade butter.

11. What does Max's father accuse Grim and Gram of?
(a) Setting him up.
(b) Faking Max's mother's death.
(c) Keeping him in jail.
(d) Not giving him the presents he sent.

12. According to Kevin, and his doctor, who does Kevin say is familiar with his case?
(a) The President.
(b) The Governor.
(c) Specialists from all over the world.
(d) Tom Cruise.

13. What does Loretta call Max right before his father begins choking her?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Baby.
(c) Sweetie.
(d) Pumpkin.

14. Once in the "old bat's" apartment, how does Max's father tell him to start acting?
(a) Important.
(b) Smart.
(c) Regular.
(d) Dumb.

15. What does Loretta claim that Max's father is a "genius for"?
(a) Hiding.
(b) Planning.
(c) Kidnapping.
(d) Knots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Donelli wait for Max to go before asking him questions that she would no longer ask him in class?

2. What does Max's father compare the old boarded up building to once he and Max get into it?

3. Why does Max's reading skills tutor think Max has never done well in school?

4. What does Max's father use to tie over his mouth so that he cannot yell for help?

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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