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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 compare cops to in the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Bugs.

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

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

4. What does Max's father claim is the reason he was not good enough for Max's mother?
(a) His record.
(b) His job.
(c) His bank account.
(d) His looks.

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

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

7. What is on the pages of the book that Kevin gives to Max in the ICU?
(a) Pictures of knights.
(b) Nothing; it is blank.
(c) Treasure maps.
(d) More definitions.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. Why is Johnny Tremain mad and hateful, according to Max?
(a) Because he failed math.
(b) Because he burned his hand.
(c) Because his mother said they had to move.
(d) Because he stole something and got grounded.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Max's father do to ensure that Max does not run away from the "old bat's" apartment?

2. How many presents does Gram allow everyone to open on Christmas Eve?

3. What smell does Max first recognize when he enters "the other place" with his father?

4. 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?

5. What does Max's father claim is "another crime against humanity"?

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