Freak the Mighty

Characters

100

These characters are best friends and are the main characters of the book.

What is Kevin and Max

200

Freak and Max have a couple of enemies that make their lives difficult

What is Tony D. and Killer Kane

300

Max calls his grandfather, ______, because of this reason.

What is Grim because he is serious, not happy.

400

There are 7 characters in this book that are connected with Max in different ways.

What is Kevin who is his best friend, Grim who is his grandfather, Gram who is his grandmother, the Fair Gwen who is Kevin's mother and is scared of first seeing Max, Killer Kane who is his father and kidnaps him, Iggy Lee who tries to save Max by distracting Killer Kane, Loretta Lee who tries to save Max by cutting the ropes

500

Describe Max and Kevin in six different ways (physical, personality, home life)

What is (possible answers): Max: strong, big, tall (looks like his father), not smart, simple-minded, not confident (insecure), has a learning disability, lost a mother Kevin: short, bossy, smart, imaginative, can't walk, loves King Arthur, interested in robotics, has Marquio syndrome (outside of the body does not grow), carries a dictionary with him, father left

Plot

100

Freak the Mighty became to be after this event

What is after Tony D. chased them into the millpond on the Fourth of July and they got stuck in the mud. The cops rescued them and when giving their names, they called themselves Freak the Mighty.

200

Freak the Mighty went on two 'imaginary' quests.

What is when they went to the Medical Research lab and when they snuck out of their houses at 3:00 am to retrieve a purse from the sewer

300

Two events happened on Friday, the 13th.

What is Max getting told about his father possibly being released by the parole board and Kevin choking on chopped suey.

400

Three events happened after 'Spring has Sprung' on Chapter 22.

What is Freak having a seizure on his birthday and being sent to the hospital, Freak ends up dying and Max goes nuts with the death of his friend and Max going through depression but ends up writing about their adventures and calling the book 'Freak the Mighty'

500

This story has a number of themes. Write down as many as possible.

What is friendship, family, death, don't judge a book by its cover, the difference between myth and reality, bravery, bullying

Definitions

100

Define the three following words: Nickname, Get rid of, Lack or shortage (ex. lack of knowledge)

What is sobriquet, expel and deficiency

200

To make known To verify/to support the certainty

What is Divulged Confirm

300

Two definitions are: To take away A gadget or device

What is Deprived and Gizmo

400

These two definitions mean: Sliding uncontrollably To avoid

What is Skidding and Evasive

500

These two definitions: Empty and A person with marvelous talent

What is Vacant and Prodigy

Discussion Questions

100

This entire book was set in ________ because Max was doing this.

What is in the past and Max was retelling the story from a year ago and wrote the book 'Freak the Mighty'

200

Maxwell didn't do much in the summer. Freak changed that all by doing this.

What is Max always watching TV and hanging out in the down under but Freak always came into his house and wanted to go on adventures and quests with him

300

Kenny calls himself the '_______' because ...

What is the 'light' because he believes he is a man of God and can show Max the way to a better life because there were people brainwashing and poisoning his mind.

400

Kevin makes up a story about being a robot for a reason.

What is he didn't want Max to worry about him dying since he knew he didn't have long to live because of Morquio syndrome

500

Max has changed a lot from the beginning of the book until now. Three examples proves this.

What is Max not liking school because he couldn't read or write but Freak taught him how to by using a dictionary. Max always hiding in the down under but Freak took him out on quests. Max was no longer Kicker because he had a true friend that helped him so he found true friendship

Symbolism/Metaphor/Similie/Quote

100

A simile is different than a metaphor because ... An example of both would be...

What is Simile using 'like' or 'as' when comparing something when a metaphor is not using 'like' or 'as' Similie: They were like hamsters Metaphor: They were hamsters

200

The dictionary that Freak gave Max for Christmas is a symbol of...because...

What is friendship because Freak is showing that he cares and wants to help Max and his academics

300

Killer Kane referred to the cops as ... because... This is an example of ...

What is bugs because he believes that there are many of them but they are not smart and this is an example of a similie

400

Max thinks of himself as an 'accident of nature' because... Is this a simile or metaphor?

What is because Grim said that he was trying to make Max feel better about Max's father going back to jail and that he was an accident of nature but Max believes that he may turn out his father which he does show some portrayal of when he freaks out in the hospital after Kevin dies

500

"Nothing is a drag, kid. Think about it." is important for a couple of reasons

What is Loretta telling Max that doing nothing with your life is boring and that it is not a way to live which he had been doing before because he wasn't going to school and hiding in the down under. This woke Max up and he decided to start writing which he couldn't do before and wrote the adventures of Freak the Mighty.