Novel Study
Rising Action, Climax or Falling Action:
Max finds out Freak has passed away.
What is Falling Action.
ornithopter, Max is like his dad, robots
What is an Again and Again?
"...and her waist is so small she looks like one of those Christmas ornaments...
“I never had a brian till Freak came along..”
What is a Max quote?
Max struggling to get Kenny Kane off of Loretta.
What is Man vs. Man?
Freak said this to give himself and those around him hope.
What is, "He's getting a new robot body?"
Loretta Lee recognizes Max because he looks like his dad.
What is an Aha Moment?
“...Grim has to apologize for being such a pig.”
What is a metaphor?
“Remembering is a great invention of the mind.” ...
What is a Freak quote?
"Killer Kane. Killer Kane. Has a son who's got no brain" -the students in the classroom
Man vs. Society
Rising Action, Climax or Falling Action:
Max is kidnapped and choked by his father.
What is the climax?
Max recalls his mother's murder and watching his dad do it.
What is a Memory Moment?
"Look what the cat dragged in"
What is an idiom?
"I came back," he says. "like I promised."
What is a Killer Kane quote?
Max and Freak stuck in the mud at the fireworks display.
What is Man vs. Nature?
Rising Action, Climax or Falling Action:
Freak and Max are put in class together.
What is rising action?
"Pain is just a state of the mind"
What is a Words of the Wiser?
"even though he's got about a hundred just like it already."
What is a hyperbole?
“His heart was simply to big for his body.” ...
What is a Dr. Spivak quote?
"Well, I was a butthead, because like I said, I never had a brain until Freak moved down the street"
Man vs. Self
The drink Grim gave Max after saving Freak from Tony D's gang.
What is coffee?
Freak saves Max's life, Max wrties a book, Loretta unties Max
What is a Contrast Contradiction?
“...making his throat whistle a tune, which he says is the theme from Star Trek, although you can hardly recognize it.”
What is an allusion?
"always says, that you can't always judge a book by the cover.” ...
What is a Grim quote?
“I have an obligation,” he’s saying. “A man has to protect his family.”
“Not with a gun!” Gram yells.
Man vs. Man