Multiple Choice

1. D (Chapter 2)

2. A (Chapter 7)

3. B (Chapter 8)

4. A (Chapter 12)

5. C (Chapter 14)

6. D (Chapter 15)

7. C (Chapter 18)

8. A (Chapter 18)

9. B (Chapter 20)

10. D (Chapter 23)

11. A (Chapter 29)

12. D (Chapter 30)

Long Answer

1. Reading helps Rachel forget her problems, but this encourages some people to taunt her as a bookworm. The stress of living with the cruel Undertaker makes things worse, so she retreats even more into reading, which makes the school taunting worse. (Chapter 3; various chapters)

2. Tucked away beneath Grim and Gram’s house, Max’s bedroom is his private space where he can escape from the world and the problems it causes for him. (Chapter 2)

3. Max doesn’t hold grudges. He realizes the Undertaker can’t hurt him anymore but is injured and in mortal danger, and Max feels a natural impulse to save such a person. (Chapter 29)