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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kevin describe Tony and his gang when they run from the cops after chasing Max and Kevin into the millpond?

2. What does Loretta say is "in town" when she first sees Max and Kevin?

3. After crawling like a "kindergarten creeper", what does Kevin bring out from under his steps?

4. What does Max say that he has never had, but Grim had when he was younger, given the picture showing it?

5. What does Grim give to Max that surprises him, given it is something that he is not allowed to have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Max and Kevin's plan to escape Tony D. at the Fourth of July celebration?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Kevin seem to feel as Max pulls him over to his room for the first time?

7. When Max is watching Kevin jump at the tree in Chapter 3, what does he observe Kevin doing?

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

9. Why does Iggy tell Loretta that the boys have to leave their apartment?

10. How does Max describe the cloud he sees in his head?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

True friendship is a key theme to the book. Find three examples where true friendship are exampled and explain why the example speaks to true friendship.

Essay Topic 2

The book is full of both internal and external conflicts. Chose an internal and external conflict for both Max and Kevin. Describe in detail the conflict and why it exists as a conflict for the character.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Max feared his father so much? Name, and discuss, two reasons why Max was afraid of his father. What is the fear? What is the fear based upon? Was the fear realistic? Why? Why not?

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