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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Max do when Kevin tells his robot stories during dinner?
(a) Excuses himself from the room.
(b) Begins to question Kevin.
(c) Changes the subject.
(d) Begins to choke.

2. What is the first word that comes out of Loretta's mouth when she sees Max and Kevin?
(a) "Scat."
(b) "Scram."
(c) "Iggy."
(d) "Stop."

3. What do many people call the New Tenements?
(a) The New Hopelessness.
(b) The Holes.
(c) The Crypts.
(d) New Testaments.

4. What is the only thing Max says he is really sure of?
(a) That he and Kevin will be friends forever.
(b) That Kevin is an adult trapped in a kids body.
(c) That Kevin is going to be the only one who can help him.
(d) That Kevin never hit him with his crutch.

5. What does Max slide over to "get a better angle on the scene" in Chapter 3?
(a) A wagon.
(b) A fence.
(c) A gate.
(d) A bush.

6. What does Max recall Grim holding in his hand in an old Army picture?
(a) A flower.
(b) A gun.
(c) A beer.
(d) A letter from Gram.

7. According to Max, what do the tenements smell like?
(a) Dog poop.
(b) Fish.
(c) Bad eggs.
(d) Rotten meat.

8. Why does Kevin tell Max that they need to head East in Chapter 9?
(a) They are looking for a magical lizard.
(b) They are giong to find a pot of gold.
(c) They are going on a secret mission.
(d) They are going to look for Tony D.

9. What does the "punk" lose when Max runs into him trying to get away from Tony?
(a) His knife.
(b) His gum.
(c) His corndog.
(d) His stick.

10. Why does Gwen tell Max that she and his parents were all living in the tenements when he and Kevin were born?
(a) It was close to work for Gwen and his mother.
(b) It was cheap.
(c) It was close to daycare.
(d) It was close to the bus station.

11. Why does Max think Kevin is so small physically?
(a) Because his imagination is so large.
(b) Because his brain is so large.
(c) Because his feet are so large.
(d) Because his mouth is so large.

12. What is the reason Kevin gives Max for his mother running away from him like she did?
(a) Because she is afraid of men; Max looked like a man.
(b) Because Max is so big.
(c) Because she doesn't like basements.
(d) Because Max looks like his father.

13. What does Kevin call Max's foot when they are imagining that they are walking on a dangerous path?
(a) Battle axe.
(b) Paw.
(c) Hoof.
(d) Club.

14. How much taller than Max is Kevin when Kevin is riding on Max's shoulders?
(a) 2 feet.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 9 inches.
(d) 1 foot.

15. What does sobriquet mean?
(a) Wonder.
(b) Medical problem.
(c) Nickname.
(d) Emotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Freak move down the street from Max?

2. What does Max say the smell of makes a person thirsty?

3. What does Max compare Kevin's breathing to on his first visit to Max's room?

4. Why is Max crying at the end of Chapter 5?

5. What does Max say that Kevin will pull out if he asks Kevin questions?

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