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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, 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) Surprise.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Coal.

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

3. What does Gram get from Max for Christmas?
(a) A pair of socks.
(b) A ring.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A necklace.

4. What does Max compare Gwen to on Christmas Eve?
(a) Santa's wife.
(b) An elf.
(c) An angel.
(d) A Christmas decoration.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Kevin tell Max that he will be coming home from the ICU?

2. Where does Mrs. Donelli wait for Max to go before asking him questions that she would no longer ask him in class?

3. What nickname do the papers give Loretta after Killer Kane is caught?

4. When Max finally falls asleep in the "old bat's" apartment, what does he dream of?

5. What does Max's father accuse Grim and Gram of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grim justify the telling of "tales"?

2. How does Kevin explain the act of remembering?

3. Why does Max believe that Mrs. Donalli is finally getting used to him and Kevin?

4. What does Max's father do to ensure that Max does not escape from the abandoned basement?

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

6. What does Max do, on the hospital lawn, given that he is not able to go in and visit Kevin?

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

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

9. Why does Max's father believe that Grim and Gram thought he was not good enough for their daughter?

10. In what way is Kevin's thirteenth birthday two birthdays in one?

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