Basic Info
Who narrates the story, and from what point of view is it told?
Max and First Person
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“Cretin. C-R-E-T-I-N. Defined as someone who suffers from mental __________.”
deficiency
What is the name of the place Max lives?
How do Freak's braces and crutches relate to the King Arthur legend?
Freak sees his leg braces and crutches as armor--similar to the armor worn by knights in King Arthur's legend
“Which, as it turns out, is almost true. The real deal is that she’s a damsel who causes distress. Which we find out the very next day”
What literary device is being used in this quote?
Foreshadowing
What is the name of the Author?
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“So’ Freak is saying. ‘When do we eat? My fuel cells are ______________.”
depleted
How does Max describe his brain before he meets Freak?
vacant, empty
Freak reveals a huge secret in Chapter 9. What does he reveal to Max?
Freak is going to be the first bionic human
Freak carries something around with him all the time. What is it and what does he do with it?
A Dictionary
Underlines the new words he learns in red
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“I suppose I must make allowances for your ____________. On the subject of robots you are clearly misinformed.”
ignorance
Grim takes a look at me one day and he goes, “All that walking you do, it must be stretching out your legs. And carrying poor Kevin around, that seems to be putting real muscle on you.” “He’s not that heavy. And anyhow it’s not fair everybody always says ‘Poor Kevin,’ just because he didn’t grow.” pg. 54
Based on this quote, how does Max feel about the way people treat Freak?
Max feels frustrated that people underestimate Freak because of the way he looks
Max helps Freak retrieve his mechanical bird from a tree
Think back to chapter 1 & 2. What are Grim and Gram afraid of happening to Max?
What is the significance of the title "Freak the Mighty"?
Freak the Mighty-Ultimate Character
Max's Body + Freak's Brain
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“Now swear on your heart that the data you are about to receive will be _______ to no one”
divulged
Why does Max react negatively to Freak’s secret in Chapter 9?
He is scared that Freak will get hurt
What historical figure does Freak base his quests on?
King Arthur
“I swear they’ve been sharpened to look like vampire teeth”
What character is this describing?
Tony D
Where was the author of the book born?
Boston Massachusetts
“Pledge to me your _________________________ ” and I say, “Huh?” and he says, “Never mind, there’s no time to look it up’ Just promise you’ll do what I say.
Fealty
What event does Max look forward to each year, and what does he and Freak do together during this event?
Fourth of July
They go to watch the fireworks at the pond
They get chased by Tony D and his Gang
Freak is obsessed with _______ + ________.
Star Wars and Star Trek
Why does Max cry after having dinner with Gwen and Freak?
Because he was happy to finally have a friend