Max has a nickname for his grandparents. What is this nickname?
Grim and Gram
100
In a story's rising action, the story builds (or rises) as more events unfold in the story. In the novel's rising action, Kevin and Max start referring to themselves with a special name. What is this name?
Freak the Mighty
100
Max's father has a specific nickname in the novel. What is this nickname?
Killer Kane
100
The climax of a novel is the part where the tension or excitement reaches the highest point. What is the climax of Freak the Mighty?
Killer Kane comes back and kidnaps Max.
100
Throughout the novel, Kevin tells Max that he will receive special medical treatment. Tell me about this treatment.
Kevin tells Max that he will receive a special robotic (or bionic) body to make him tall and strong.
200
Throughout the novel, Max constantly refers to himself as a "butthead." This is an example of which Notice and Note strategy?
Again & Again
200
Kevin is a genius in the novel. On their adventures, he carries around a specific book. What book does he always have with him?
A dictionary
200
Kevin and Max meet Loretta and Iggy after one of their adventures. What good deed led them to "the Testaments?"
They returned Loretta's purse which they found in a storm drain.
200
Killer Kane kidnaps Max and goes to a specific location. Where do they go?
They go to the "Testaments" to see Iggy and Loretta.
200
In the final chapters of the book, a shocking secret is revealed. What do we learn about Max's mother?
She was killed by her husband Killer Kane when Max was four years old.
300
In a plot chart, the exposition is the background (or introduction) of a story. In Freak the Mighty's exposition, how do Kevin and Max first meet?
They were in the same daycare.
300
When a character asks himself or herself a very difficult question, this is an example of which Notice & Note strategy?
Tough Questions
300
The storm drain episode would go in which part of a plot chart?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Rising Action
300
Describe Iggy's behavior towards Killer Kane.
Nervous and anxious. Iggy is afraid of Killer Kane.
300
Remains of plants and animals that have been preserved are called?
Fossils
400
In chapter 4, the Fair Gwen seems afraid of Max when she first sees him. Explain why she's afraid of him.
He looks so much like his dad.
400
In the novel, Kevin loves to go on quests and adventures. He is especially passionate about knights, kings, and queens. Which legend is his favorite?
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
400
What is the special gift that Kevin gives Max for Christmas?
A dictionary he made himself.
400
Killer Kane kidnaps his son and plans to leave town. What is his plan for the both of them?
Killer Kane plans to pretend he is a preacher so that he can steal people's money.
400
What is the final gift that Kevin gives Max right before his death?
A blank book so Max can write down all their adventures.
500
In the beginning of the novel, Kevin and Max don't attend the same classes in school. Why is this?
Max is in L.D. classes.
500
Each Notice & Note strategy has an anchor question to help you analyze the text. In an "Aha Moment," you should stop and ask yourself ?
How might this change things?
500
Max's father is mentioned but not seen until the middle of the novel. Where is he?
He is in prison.
500
How does Kevin rescue Max?
He squirts Killer Kane in the eyes with a mixture of soap, curry powder, and vinegar.
500
What is the anchor question for the Contrast and Contradiction signpost?