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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Loretta wearing when she opens the door and finds Max and Kevin standing there?
(a) A shower curtain.
(b) A workout outfit.
(c) A towel.
(d) A robe.

2. What do many people call the New Tenements?
(a) The Holes.
(b) The New Hopelessness.
(c) The Crypts.
(d) New Testaments.

3. Why does Gwen tell Max that she and his parents were all living in the tenements when he and Kevin were born?
(a) It was close to daycare.
(b) It was close to work for Gwen and his mother.
(c) It was close to the bus station.
(d) It was cheap.

4. What does Max say the smell of makes a person thirsty?
(a) Gunpowder.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Bread.

5. What does Max describe as "scraggly" behind Kevin's house?
(a) A tree.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A fort.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Max describe Grim and Gram's heads?

2. What number person is Kevin going to be to receive a robotic transplant?

3. What is in the box Kevin is digging through when Max comes over for dinner the first time?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Grim call Max that surprises him, given Grim NEVER calls him by the name?

5. What does Max say he becomes when he goes inside his head?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Max think Kevin is so small?

2. How does Max describe Kevin's breathing when he climbs down the steps into Max's room?

3. How does Kevin get Max to cross the "dangerous bridge"?

4. Describe Loretta, the first time that Max and Kevin see her.

5. What is going to be Max's reward for being Kevin's "faithful steed" on their journey to the medical research building?

6. What are the two reasons Max is afraid of Tony D. as he is running into the millpond?

7. Describe Max's room.

8. Why was Max called "Kicker" in daycare?

9. Why is Max confused by Kevin calling him "earthling"?

10. How do both Max and Kevin benefit by Kevin riding on Max's shoulders (as stated when they are on the way to the Tenements)?

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