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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Max say is fluttering around in his chest when he is talking to Mrs. Addison?
(a) An espry.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A moth.
(d) A bird.

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

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

4. 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 candy bowl.
(b) A cereal box.
(c) A fish bowl.
(d) A fruit bowl.

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

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

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

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

9. What tune does Kevin play on his tracheotomy?
(a) Star Wars.
(b) Star Trek.
(c) Barney.
(d) Arthur's Last Stand.

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

11. After coming home from his kidnapping, what won't Gram let Max do?
(a) Leave the house.
(b) Sleep in the basement.
(c) Go over the Kevin's.
(d) Go out of the yard.

12. What does Max's father compare cops to in the beginning of Chapter 19?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Bugs.

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

14. According to Max's father, what did he do to get to sleep every night in jail?
(a) Write poetry.
(b) Cry.
(c) Read the Bible.
(d) Sing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Max's father waiting on from Iggy to make his and Max's getaway?

3. What does Max's father tell him that he cannot watch without crying?

4. What is the name of Max's reading skills tutor?

5. Who is pictured in the picture on the wall, the one with the eyes that follow "you" around?

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