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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 does Grim give to Max that surprises him, given it is something that he is not allowed to have?
(a) A soda; Grim doesn't know the police already gave Max one.
(b) A sip of a beer.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Cheese covered popcorn.

2. What do Tony and his gang begin to throw at Max and Kevin when they are in the millpond?
(a) Rocks.
(b) M80s.
(c) Empty bottles.
(d) Beer cans.

3. What does Max admit that he is confused about when trying to lose Tony D and his crew?
(a) North and south.
(b) Up and down.
(c) Under and over.
(d) Left and right.

4. What emotion does Max say Kevin is showing while waving his crutch around in Chapter 3?
(a) Anger.
(b) Saddness.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Happiness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the motorcycle gang that Iggy is the boss of?

2. What is the scientific name of the object Max rescues for Kevin?

3. What does Kevin tell Max will be his reward once they reach the Fortress?

4. Why does Kevin tell Max that they need to head East in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 3, how does Max describe how Kevin talks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has been done to prepare Kevin for the bionics transplant?

2. Why does Max think Grim never says his father's name?

3. Why did Max never attempt to kick Freak in day care?

4. Why is Max amazed by the mechanical bird Kevin has?

5. Why does Max like to "go into his head" and become a cloud?

6. What were two prominent things that happened to Max (as he describes at the end of Chapter 1) during the summer before eighth grade?

7. What does Kevin do to save him and Max from Tony D. on the Fourth of July?

8. At the end of Chapter 9, Kevin tells Max about pain. What are Kevin's thoughts on pain?

9. Why does Gwen call Gram after she left with Kevin in a hurry?

10. Who has supposedly used Kevin's Boy Scout compass?

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