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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Max take with him to the hospital to visit Kevin?
(a) His dictionary.
(b) The ornithopter bird.
(c) A burger for Kevin.
(d) A new book for Kevin.

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

3. What does Max do whenever Mrs. Donelli asks him a question in class?
(a) Shrug.
(b) All of those listed.
(c) Smile.
(d) Wait.

4. What does Max say Mrs. Donelli is "admitting" about Kevin, by October?
(a) That he is more trouble than he is worth.
(b) That he is smarter than her.
(c) That he is not as smart as he thinks.
(d) That he is too smart for his own good.

5. On what day does Kevin go into the hospital after he has a seizure?
(a) Max's mother's birthday.
(b) Gwen's birthday.
(c) His birthday.
(d) Max's birthday.

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

7. Who does Max become when he finds out about Kevin's death?
(a) Freak.
(b) Kicker.
(c) Max the Mighty.
(d) Killer Kane's son.

8. What wakes Max up on Christmas Eve?
(a) A door banging.
(b) Someone breathing.
(c) HIs lights coming on.
(d) An alarm.

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

10. What does Kevin declare "is a toxic waste of time"?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Praying.
(c) Nicotine.
(d) Singing carols.

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

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

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

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

15. What, according to Grim, would his father write on a piece of paper and put into his stocking when he was a kid?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Coal.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Kevin tell Max that he will be coming home from the ICU?

2. What is on the pages of the book that Kevin gives to Max in the ICU?

3. What does Gram ask Max if he has when they are talking about Kevin's trips to the doctor, after Max tells her that they are a team?

4. When Max finally falls asleep in the "old bat's" apartment, what does he dream of?

5. What does Grim say Max inherited from his father?

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