Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four/Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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Who is telling the story?

Max is telling the story.

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What didn’t Max have until Freak moved down the street?

Friends

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What does Freak do and say when Max asks him why he calls his mother “Fair Gwen of Air”?

She is pretty like a queen.

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What is Freak’s mother’s reaction to seeing Max?

She was scared and shocked.

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To move hastily, to scurry .

scuttle


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Who are Gram and Grim?

Maxwell’s grandparents

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Describe the down under. Why does Max like the down under?

The down under is the basement.  He likes it because he can be by himself.  

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What does Max know about King Arthur?

 Max knows that King Arthur is a brand of flour that gram uses.  

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phony

not real or genuine


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the action of driving or pushing forward.


propulsion


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 Max sees Freak for the first time in day care. What does Max think of Freak?

He thought he was a robot.

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 The second time Max sees Freak, he is giving orders to the moving men. Describe how

Freak looks when Max sees him.

He is using a wheelchair and wears metal braces.

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What is Freak’s version of the Arthurian Legend?

 He was the first King of England back when there were dragons and monsters.  Arthur was this wimpy kid that pulled th esword out of the stone, excallibur.  

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invention

the action of inventing something, typically a process or device.



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a person's nickname

sobriquet


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 Why is Grim concerned about Maxwell?

Grim is concerned about Maxwell because he looks like his dad.

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 What does Max retrieve from the tree for Freak?

Ornithopter

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Why is Freak really interested in the knights?

The knights were noble and honest.

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having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.

fierce


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demeanor

of, on, or from the outside


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 Identify Him.

Maxwell’s father

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What observation does Max make about how Freak talks?

He talks like a dictionary or a robot.

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What does Freak tell Max about robots?

They build cars and things for the future.

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a result or effect of an action or condition

consequences



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demeanor-Max's definition

The meaner of your face the worse your demeanor