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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 is the first thing Loretta does when she gets to Max in the burned out basement?

2. Once in the "old bat's" apartment, how does Max's father tell him to start acting?

3. After coming home from his kidnapping, what won't Gram let Max do?

4. On what day does Kevin go into the hospital after he has a seizure?

5. Once in the burned out basement, what does Max's father tie him to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kevin explain the act of remembering?

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

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

4. What do both Kevin and Max get each other for Christmas?

5. What does Max's father do to ensure that Max does not escape from the abandoned basement?

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

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

8. What happens to Kevin, at the end of Chapter 22, to send him to the hospital?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Max seems to be a very good judge of character. Choose one of the subordinate characters (Loretta, Iggy, Ken Kane) and describe how Max's initial feelings about the character came to be true. Alternatively, Max ended up being wrong about two of the characters, why were his initial feelings about the character false?

Essay Topic 2

Freak the Mighty (Max and Kevin) show courage throughout the book. Choose three circumstances where Freak the Mighty shows courage and explain why their actions were courageous.

Essay Topic 3

Kevin gave Max an empty book right before he passed away. What was Kevin's plan for Max and the book? Why do you think Kevin gave the book to Max? How important do you think the book will be to Max in the future?

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