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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 tell Max led him to realize that Max's father had him?
(a) A nightmare.
(b) A dream.
(c) A sick feeling.
(d) Footprints in the snow.

2. When Max finally falls asleep in the "old bat's" apartment, what does he dream of?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Cats.
(d) Horses.

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

4. Why is Max able to visit Kevin in the ICU?
(a) He began to "crash" when Max was refused entry.
(b) A nurse snuck Max in.
(c) What Kevin wants, he gets.
(d) Gwen begged for him to be let in.

5. Where does Max want to go when Kevin is at the doctor, after the kidnapping?
(a) To school so he does not have to think about it.
(b) Nowhere; he should be able to stay home.
(c) To the doctor with Kevin.
(d) To the ice cream shop.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What wakes Max up on Christmas Eve?

3. What does Max's father claim is "another crime against humanity"?

4. What is Max's father waiting on from Iggy to make his and Max's getaway?

5. What does Max's father tell him that he cannot watch without crying?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Kevin dressed for the Christmas Eve dinner at Max's house?

2. What causes Max to pull out the empty book one year after Kevin's death?

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

4. What does Grim say that his father gave him for Christmas?

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

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

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

8. How does Kevin define remembering?

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

10. Why does Kevin think that his tracheotomy is cool?

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