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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Where does Max put the book Kevin gives to him in the hospital?
(a) Next to the picture from the paper.
(b) In the box Kevin gave him for Christmas.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) On the fireplace mantle.

4. What does Kevin get Max for Christmas?
(a) A model bird.
(b) A book on physics.
(c) A dictionary.
(d) A journal.

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

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

7. 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) A bandanna.
(c) Part of a burned blanket.
(d) Part of his own shirt.

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

9. How does "everybody" feel regarding the pictures in the paper detailing the kidnapping?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Safe.
(c) Worried.
(d) Honored.

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

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

12. 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) Handcuffs him.
(d) Locks him in the windowless bathroom.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After coming home from his kidnapping, what won't Gram let Max do?

2. What does Loretta use to cut the ropes Max is tied up with?

3. What is sitting empty on top of the "old bat's" television- in the apartment that Max's father takes him to hide out?

4. What wakes Max up on Christmas Eve?

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

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