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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 the Black Knight was given when he used Kevin's compass in the past?

2. What is in the box Kevin is digging through when Max comes over for dinner the first time?

3. What does Max recall Grim holding in his hand in an old Army picture?

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

5. What does Max say Iggy's beard looks like it is made out of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Max never attempt to kick Freak in day care?

3. Why does Max think Kevin is so small?

4. Describe the Tenements.

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

6. According to Max, who lives in the Tenements?

7. Explain the details surrounding Max's second meeting with Freak.

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

9. What is going to be Max's reward for being Kevin's "faithful steed" on their journey to the medical research building?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is not until Max meets, and befriends, Kevin that he comes to excel in school. Why did it take his friendship with Kevin to pull Max out of his educational "box"? What does Kevin do that helps Max intellectually?

Essay Topic 2

Kevin's body is his nemesis. In what ways does Kevin's heart and mind make up for the limitations of his body? How does Kevin rise above his physical limitations?

Essay Topic 3

Family comes to mean more to Max by the end of the book given all that he has been through. Discuss what Max comes to learn about the importance of family. In what ways does Max find out family is important? What did Max think about family before the book ended? What events changed Max's mind about the importance of family?

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