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

2. What does Kevin tell Max is dangerous when they are discussing the robotic transplant?

3. What name does Max hate the most?

4. What does Kevin make Max swear on when telling him about the medical research building's experiments?

5. What does Freak say is a "great invention of the mind"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Max's room.

2. What does Kevin insist Max must do to insure that he will keep his promise about the medical research building?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What were two prominent things that happened to Max (as he describes at the end of Chapter 1) during the summer before eighth grade?

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

10. Why does Tony D. approach Max and Kevin during the Fourth of July celebration?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

At the end of the book, Max comes to find out about hope. Because of the "little fib" Kevin was told, he was able to live a life that was not burdened by the thought of death. What did Max learn about hope by the end of the book?

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