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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 is Kevin trying to get that he is waving his crutch at?

3. What is the first word that comes out of Loretta's mouth when she sees Max and Kevin?

4. What does Max say he becomes when he goes inside his head?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Kevin say that knights and robots are similar?

4. Describe Loretta, the first time that Max and Kevin see her.

5. Describe Max's room.

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

7. How does Max describe Kevin's breathing when he climbs down the steps into Max's room?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Max finds himself trying to outrun his past and his present. Why are people afraid of Max? (Hint: there are two main reasons; one from his past and one from his present.) Discuss a reason from both the past and the present and explain fully why it makes people afraid of Max.

Essay Topic 2

Max learns from those around him continuously throughout the book. Choose three of the subordinate characters and discuss what you believe Max learned from them. Why was this lesson important?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Max and Kevin. In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different? In what ways do their differences complement each other?

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