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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Max's reading skills tutor think Max has never done well in school?
(a) He doesn't want to learn.
(b) He is stubborn.
(c) All of those listed.
(d) He is lazy.

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

4. Who is pictured in the picture on the wall, the one with the eyes that follow "you" around?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Dogs playing poker.
(c) Mary mother of Jesus.
(d) Elvis.

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

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

7. 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 dreams.
(b) Stole his son.
(c) Stole his life.
(d) Stole his heart.

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

9. What smell does Max first recognize when he enters "the other place" with his father?
(a) Trash.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Rotten meat.
(d) Wet dog.

10. What does Max's father tell him that he cannot watch without crying?
(a) People holding hands.
(b) Children playing with their fathers.
(c) Someone playing the guitar.
(d) A sad movie.

11. According to Max, what food does Kevin love?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Burgers.
(c) Chop suey.
(d) Pizza.

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

13. What did students from Max and Kevin's school draw on the pictures from the paper?
(a) Buck teeth.
(b) Beards.
(c) Mustaches.
(d) Horns.

14. 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?
(a) A crutch.
(b) Hope.
(c) A brain.
(d) A journal.

15. 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 too smart for his own good.
(c) That he is not as smart as he thinks.
(d) That he is smarter than her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Max's father accuse Grim and Gram of?

2. What does Loretta call Max right before his father begins choking her?

3. What does Max say is fluttering around in his chest when he is talking to Mrs. Addison?

4. What does Max take with him to the hospital to visit Kevin?

5. What does Kevin declare "is a toxic waste of time"?

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