Max's Encounter with Police and Ahmed's Escape

Max's Encounter with Police

• Max's father shrugs when asked who is at the door
• Max's mother tells him to check before opening the door
• Max runs to the kitchen window
• Police officers are behind Max's father
• Max shouts "Don't open it!"
• Max's father rushes into the kitchen
• Max hears his father telling him it's the police
• Max races back to the door
• Inspector Fontaine barges into the foyer
• Max and his dad are forced inside
• Max's father tells Inspector Fontaine he is sorry
• Max's father apologizes about an illegal situation
• Stay calm, Max tells himself
• His mother joins them, asking what is going on
• Officers follow Fontaine down the hallway
• Parents exchange confused glances, then hurried after them
• Max races upstairs
• Collides with Claire and she draws back, face red

Ahmed's Escape

• Max's father tells him "You!" and "I told you to end it, but you wouldn't listen!"
• Max's father says "Ahmed seems nice but... you don't really know him!"
• Max shouts "No! I don't really know you!"
• The basement door bangs open
• Madame Pauline shouts "He's upstairs!"
• Max takes the stairs quickly
• There is another reason Ahmed sleeps in his own room
• Albert Jonnart taught Ahmed the importance of a back-up plan
• Max shouts "Mex! Mex How-Weird! You do not understand... This boy is dangerous!"
• Max runs back to his room
• Max tells Ahmed "Go!"
• Ahmed races to the window
• Max opens the window for Ahmed to escape
• If Ralph could do it, so could Ahmed
• Ahmed scrambles over the safety gate and onto the roof
• Max follows
• Max is pulled back by a strong tug

Explore the suspenseful moments in the story of Max and his interactions with the police as well as his concerns about Ahmed. This quiz delves into the key events that unfold when Max's family faces pressure from law enforcement. Test your understanding of character dynamics and plot developments.