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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grim tell Max led him to realize that Max's father had him?
(a) A nightmare.
(b) A dream.
(c) A sick feeling.
(d) Footprints in the snow.

2. Once in the burned out basement, what does Max's father tie him to?
(a) A rusty bed.
(b) A boiler.
(c) A support beam.
(d) A toilet.

3. What nickname do the papers give Loretta after Killer Kane is caught?
(a) Heroic Biker Babe.
(b) Ravishing Rescuer.
(c) Max's Angel.
(d) Antonio Avenger.

4. What does Kevin ask for during Christmas Eve dinner that makes Gram laugh so hard that she has a coughing fit?
(a) Green legs; green beans.
(b) Ham butt.
(c) Gruel.
(d) Mushed taters.

5. What does Max's father use to tie over his mouth so that he cannot yell for help?
(a) Part of his own shirt.
(b) A bandanna.
(c) Part of Max's shirt.
(d) Part of a burned blanket.

6. What does Max's father do to ensure that Max does not run away from the "old bat's" apartment?
(a) Ties him up.
(b) Locks him in the windowless bathroom.
(c) Handcuffs him.
(d) Handcuffs him to himself.

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

8. On Friday the Thirteenth, where does Max have to go from homeroom?
(a) The psychiatrist's office.
(b) The counselor's office.
(c) The nurse's office.
(d) The principal's office.

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

10. What is the first thing Loretta does when she gets to Max in the burned out basement?
(a) Removes his gag.
(b) Sings to him.
(c) Hugs him.
(d) Unties him.

11. 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 sickness.
(d) Her filth.

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

13. What is sitting empty on top of the "old bat's" television- in the apartment that Max's father takes him to hide out?
(a) A fish bowl.
(b) A fruit bowl.
(c) A candy bowl.
(d) A cereal box.

14. How many presents does Gram allow everyone to open on Christmas Eve?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

15. What does Max assume has happened, given that the nurse is crying after he goes "nuts"?
(a) That she is about to lose her job.
(b) That he hit her.
(c) That something happened to Kevin.
(d) That she is worried about him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What tune does Kevin play on his tracheotomy?

3. What does Max admit to his father that makes him let go of Loretta?

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

5. What does Kevin get Max for Christmas?

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