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

2. Who is pictured in the picture on the wall, the one with the eyes that follow "you" around?
(a) Elvis.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Mary mother of Jesus.
(d) Dogs playing poker.

3. 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 more trouble than he is worth.
(c) That he is smarter than her.
(d) That he is too smart for his own good.

4. What does Max assume has happened, given that the nurse is crying after he goes "nuts"?
(a) That something happened to Kevin.
(b) That he hit her.
(c) That she is about to lose her job.
(d) That she is worried about him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What tune does Kevin play on his tracheotomy?

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

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

4. Who does Kevin say that he wants to live with when he tells Gwen to put him up for adoption?

5. What does Max's father use to tie over his mouth so that he cannot yell for help?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Meehan explain Max's inability to do well in school?

2. What happens to force Max to believe that "spooky stuff" happens on all Friday the Thirteenths?

3. What happens to Kevin, at the end of Chapter 22, to send him to the hospital?

4. How does Max get his father to stop choking Loretta?

5. What happens that makes Max go crazy at the hospital?

6. Describe the apartment that Max and his father hide out in.

7. What does Max's father claim is a "crime against humanity"?

8. According to Max's father, what does Hell look like?

9. What does Max's father say is the first thing that Max must do when talking to him in the old lady's apartment?

10. What does Max do when Mrs.Donalli asks him a question in class?

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