Max & Freak
Characters
Plot
Important Details
Themes & big ideas
100

The narrator of Freak the Mighty

Who is Maxwell "Max" Kane

100

Max's grandparents, who raise him

Who are Grim and Gram

100

The place where Max and Kevin live near each other and begin becoming friends

What is the neighborhood where Max and Kevin live

100

Kevin's physical condition

 What is Morquio syndrome

100

One of the biggest themes shown through Max and Kevin's relationship

What is friendship

200

Kevin's nickname

Who is Freak

200

Kevin's mother, whom Kevin calls "Fair Gwen

Who is Gwen Avery

200

The way Max carries Kevin when they become the team known as Freak the Mighty

What is on Max's shoulders

200

The legendary king and his knights that Kevin loves to talk about

Who are King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

200

What Max learns about judging people based only on how they look

What is you should not judge people by their appearance

300

The person who provides the physical strength when Max and Kevin become Freak the Mighty

Who is Max

300

Tony D.'s nickname

Who is Blade

300

The reason Max and Kevin go to see Loretta Lee

What is to return Loretta's stolen purse

300

The name Kevin gives to the adventures he has with Max

What are quests

300

The way Kevin helps Max improve throughout the story

What is helping Max become more confident and improve his reading and writing

400

The person who provides the intelligence, ideas, and vocabulary when the two boys become Freak the Mighty.

Who is Kevin?

400

The married couple who live in the New Testaments and know Max's father

Who are Loretta and Iggy Lee

400

The event that happens when Kenny Kane returns to Max's life

 What is Kenny kidnaps Max

400

The blank book Kevin gives Max near the end of the story

What is a blank book for Max to write in

400

What Max and Kevin are able to accomplish because they combine their different strengths

 What is becoming stronger together than they are separately

500

The friendship that teaches Max that he is capable of more than he believes

What is the friendship between Max and Kevin

500

Max's father, who is known as "Killer" Kane and is responsible for Max's fear of becoming like him

Who is Kenny "Killer" Kane

500

The clever trick Kevin uses to help Max escape from Kenny

What is Kevin pretending that his squirt gun contains a dangerous substance

500

What Max eventually uses the blank book to create

What is the story of Freak the Mighty

500

The central message shown by Max and Kevin's friendship and the changes Max experiences

What is true friendship can help people discover their strengths, overcome challenges, and become better versions of themselves