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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 costume is Max wearing in Chapter 5?

2. What is the name of Max's middle school?

3. In Chapter 8, how much medicine is left in Max's inhaler?

4. In Chapter 8, where does Max remember that he left the janitor's cart?

5. In Chapter 10, where does Erin find the burglars by using her computer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan do Erin and Max come up with in Chapter 10?

2. What does Max think will happen in Chapter 9 when he finally gets home?

3. In Chapter 8, how does Max get away from Ralph?

4. Why does Max turn around in the vent and what happens when he does in Chapter 7?

5. What is Max's first rule for superheroes and how does he think it would have helped him?

6. Where does Max end up trapped in Chapter 1?

7. In Chapter 7, why do the burglars argue about Ralph going into the vent to catch Max?

8. In Chapter 2, how does Max describe the mess he gets into?

9. What does Max do at the end of Chapter 6?

10. What does Max say about the challenges of middle school in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A character foil helps reveal other characters motivations and actions. How does Erin help readers identify and understand Max’s personality and motivations? How does Erin serve as a character foil for Max?

Essay Topic 2

Ralph seems to be the leader of the burglars. What are the qualities of a good leader? How does Ralph lead the other burglars? Does he have good or poor leadership skills?

Essay Topic 3

A comedy of errors is a situation or event that is made ridiculous by the number of mistakes that are made. Why are the various situations that happen with Max and the burglars a comedy of errors?

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