Plot
Who is the narrator of the story?
Max
"Except that's how it must have looked from a distance, because they never knew it was Freak who rescued me—or his genius brain and my big dumb body." What theme can be made from this quote?
What does figurative language mean?
Figurative language is a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.
How does the setting affect the plot in chapter 7?
Freak and Max must work together as Freak the Mighty to get away from Tony D at millpond.
What is Kenny Kane's perspective of Grim and Gram?
They blame them for how Max feels about him and about what happened to his mother. He also feels like he was judged based on his appearance.
Why did Grim want a gun in Chapter 14?
Kenny Kane was being released from prison. He wanted to protect Max.
What lesson did Freak the Mighty learn about Loretta Lee’s purse adventure?
Things are not always what they seem.
“For the last week or so it’s like getting jabbed with a little needle every time I hear that word.” What type of figurative language is used?
Simile.
The setting in chapter 6 affects the characters because...
The fireworks are the reason Max first puts Kevin on his shoulders.
What does perspective mean?
Perspective is how the characters view and process what’s happening within the story.
Why is Freak really interested in the knights?
Believed the knights were the first version of human robots
What is the meaning of a theme? (3 answers)
Theme is a life lesson from the story that we can apply to our lives.
Theme IS NOT a topic or definition.
Theme should be universal - meaning we can apply it to anything or anyone.
"We’d best let the boy go barefoot, he’s exploding out of his shoes” (4).
Hyperbole
How does the setting of the Fourth of July impact Freak and Max’s friendship?
They become “Freak the Mighty” after Blade and his gang confront them at the millpond.
What is Max's perspective of Freak in Chapter 2 when he first sees him?
He thinks Freak is very small "he's got a normal sized head, but the rest of him is shorter than a yard stick and kind of twisted in a way that means he can't stand up". He is scared off by Freak when freak demands that he identify himself.
What has become a habit for Max and Freak when they go out together?
What has become a habit for Max and Freak when they go out together?
"So I wrote the unvanquished truth stuff down and then kept on going, for months and months, until it was spring again, and the world was really and truly green all over. By the time we got here, which I guess should be the end, I’m feeling okay about remembering things." What is the theme?
Friendship can have a long lasting impact on a person or any theme related to friendship
"But Freak is riding me like he's the jockey and I'm the horse..." (Philbrick 78). What is the figurative language used?
Simile
Where is the setting of Max's first memory of Freak?
Daycare.
How did Grim’s point of view towards Max change after the incident with Tony D at the Millpond?
Grim began to view Max as a son and respect him because the cops told him that Max rescued Freak.
What secret does Max promise to keep about the Medical Research building?
It is a secret laboratory called the The Experimental Bionics Unit; Freak will enter the lab and be the first bionically improved human.
“Freak is still holding tight to my shoulders and when they ask him for his name, he says, “We’re Freak the Mighty, that’s who we are. We’re nine feet tall, in case you hadn’t noticed.” That’s how it started, really, how we got to be Freak the Mighty, slaying dragons and fools and walking high above the world” (Philbrick, pgs. 39-40). What theme comes from this?
True friendship can help you overcome any obstacles in life or Any theme related to friendship.
“I’m on automatic, I’m this running machine.” What figurative language is this?(Philbrick, p.72)
Metaphor
Why is the setting of the Medical Research Building significant to Freak?
Freak knew that he didn't have much time left and needed something to hope for.
How does Max’s point of view about Loretta Lee change from the beginning of the novel to the end.
Max’s point of view about Loretta changed because in the beginning of the novel, Max didn’t think very highly of Loretta and described her as “a scrawny, yellow haired woman with small, hard eyes and blurry red lips”. At the end of the novel, Max realizes that Loretta isn’t so bad after she tries to rescue him from Killer Kane.