Nicknames
What was Max's nickname in daycare?
Kicker: because he kicked almost everyone
Which word would best describe how Max feels about himself in the beginning of the novel?
Butthead/Goon
How does Freak prefer to move around if Max is not carrying him?
Crawling
Name the reading strategy where you retell key plot details from the chapter.
Summarizing
Died far too young, before the book began.
Max's mother (Annie)
This is the NICKNAME of the bully that chases Max and Freak into the pond during the fireworks.
Tony D./Blade
How does Gwen react when she first sees Max and Kevin together?
She was scared, grabbed Freak, and ran home.
When Killer Kane came to kidnap Max, where did he take him from?
The Down Under/His Room
Name the reading strategy where you identify an event in the text and tell your own personal story with the event.
Connection
Explained to Max that Kevin knew he would die young.
Dr. Spivak
Why is Kevin's mother nicknamed the "Fair Gwen?"
She is beautiful AND Freak is loves King Arthur
Where does Freak move into during the summer before 8th grade?
Freak moves in down the street.
When Kevin takes Max to the medical research building, what does he say will happen to him in the future?
a whole new bionic body
Identify the reading strategy where you tell details about how the author develops a character.
Characterization
This character must have been married to a magician.
Fair Gwen/Freak's Mom
At what point in the novel do Max and Kevin become "Freak the Mighty?"
Which character surprises us when they try to redeem themself and untie Max?
Loretta Lee
What happened at the end of the book?
Max wrote the story of "Freak the Mighty."
Identify the reading strategy where you ASK yourself about the text and INFER what comes next.
Question and Predict
Iggy
What is the NICKNAME of the character that Max is the spitting image of?
Killer Kane: his father
What does Kevin mean when he says that television is like the "opiate of the massives?"
He thinks television is a waste of time/He prefers to read
How was Max rescued from his father?
Kevin came in and shot Kenny in the eyes with a painful solution in his squirt gun.
Why do we practice active reading strategies?
This is what good readers do, they help us comprehend the text and remember what we read.
Freak the Mighty had to go to the office to see her. Must use her name.
Mrs. Addison (the principal)