Show:
The Others
Freak
Freak the Mighty
Max
Killer Kane is Back!
100
Who first tries to help save Max from Killer Kane?
Who is LORETTA LEE?
100
During lunch one day, Freak gets all 'choked up' about his favorite food, ______/
What is CHOP SUEY?
100
Freak saves 'The Mighty' from Killer Kane with a _____.
What is SQUIRT GUN FULL OF VINEGAR?
100
When Max gets called to the principal's office, he receives the disturbing news that _______.
What is HIS FATHER IS OUT OF PRISON AND WANTS TO SEE MAX?
100
Killer Kane kidnaps his son and first brings him to ______.
What is IGGY & LORETTA'S APARTMENT?
200
Grim and Gram rarely argue. Why might they have been arguing right before Christmas, while Max listened from the basement door?
What is THEY KNEW KILLER KANE WAS GETTING OUT OF PRISON - GRIM WANTED TO GET A GUN TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY - GRAM DIDN'T WANT A GUN IN THE HOUSE?
200
Describe the Christmas gift that Freak gave to Kevin.
What is HE GAVE HIM A DICTIONARY INSIDE OF A PYRAMID-SHAPED PUZZLE BOX THAT HE MADE HIMSELF?
200
Freak succeeds at teaching Max something that no one else has ever been able to do before. He teaches Max _____.
What is HOW TO READ?
200
As he was sleeping on Christmas Eve night, why might Max have been dreaming of being cold out in the snow?
What is HIS FATHER HAD SNUCK INTO HIS BEDROOM THROUGH THE BULKHEAD DOORS TO THE OUTSIDE - HE HAD LEFT THE DOORS OPEN AND IT WAS SNOWING & COLD OUTSIDE?
200
From the moment that Max first sees him, Killer Kane continues to insist that he never ______ and that he had been ______ the whole time he was in prison.
What is KILLED MAX'S MOTHER.......SENDING CARDS/LETTERS AND GIFTS TO MAX?
300
The newspapers call Loretta Lee _____ after her attempt to save Max.
What is HEROIC BIKER BABE?
300
Freak's birthday is really like two birthdays because _____.
What is HIS 13th BIRTHDAY IS ALSO THE 1st BIRTHDAY OF FREAK THE MIGHTY?
300
After returning to school after Christmas break, why might the students be treating Freak the Mighty differently?
What is THEY ARE JEALOUS THAT FREAK AND MAX GOT THEIR STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE NEWSPAPER, AND THEN MS. DONELLI HANGS THEIR NEWSPAPER PHOTO ON THE BULLETIN BOARD?
300
Summarize how Max reacts when he gets to the hospital and finds out that Freak has died.
What is HE GOES NUTS - HE CHARGES THROUGH THE HOSPITAL, YELLING AND BREAKING THINGS - HE LATER GOES HOME AND HIDES OUT IN THE DOWN UNDER FOR DAYS?
300
Summarize Killer Kane's plan for his future with his son.
What is HE SAYS THAT THEY WILL GET AN RV AND TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY - HE'LL ACT LIKE A PREACHER AND EVERYONE WILL GIVE THEM MONEY BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL LOVE A 'MAN OF GOD' AND HIS SON?
400
How does Dr. Spivak explain why/how Freak died?
What is SHE SAYS THAT HIS INSIDES JUST GOT TOO BIG FOR HIS OUTSIDES?
400
What might have led to Freak being rushed to the hospital
What is HE WAS PLAYING ON HIS NEW COMPUTER AND SUDDENLY HAD A SEIZURE?
400
Why might Freak have given Max the blank book, even though Freak really can't stand to write?
What is HE WANTS MAX TO RECORD ALL OF THEIR ADVENTURES...HE BELIEVES THAT MAX CAN DO IT...THEIR ADVENTURE STORIES WILL LIVE ON EVEN AFTER FREAK IS GONE?
400
In your own words, why might Max be upset that he looks so much like his father?
What is HE IS WORRIED THAT IF HE LOOKS JUST LIKE HIS DAD THAT HE'LL END UP JUST LIKE HIS DAD?
400
After trying so hard to get back to his son, why might Killer Kane now be trying to strangle Max to death?
What is HE REALIZES THAT MAX REALLY DOES REMEMBER SEEING HIM KILL HIS MOTHER AND NOW HAS SEEN HIM ATTEMPTING TO KILL LORETTA....SO NOW HE NEEDS TO 'CLEAN UP THE EVIDENCE' THAT COULD PUT HIM BACK IN PRISON?
500
Loretta Lee gives Max some surprisingly good insight after Freak's death. Summarize her observation and explain how this relates to Max.
What is SHE HAD ASKED MAX WHAT HE'S UP TO AND HE RESPONDED WITH, "NOTHING". LORETTA REPLIED WITH "NOTHING IS A DRAG, KID. THINK ABOUT IT." --- MAX HAD BEEN JUST SITTING AROUND, WASTING DAY AFTER DAY....LORETTA'S WORDS ARE WHAT INSPIRED HIM TO DO WHAT FREAK ASKED HIM TO DO?
500
During his last conversation with Max, Freak tells Max that something important will be happening tonight. Summarize what this important event at the hospital will be.
What is FREAK SAYS THAT THE BIONICS UNIT IS ON RED ALERT AND THAT THEY'LL BE BRINGING HIM IN FOR HIS SURGERY - HE SAYS THE NEXT TIME MAX SEES HIM, HE'LL HAVE HIS NEW BODY?
500
Explain how Max feels when he returns to school just as himself, no longer Freak the Mighty.
What is HE HATES EVERY MINUTE OF IT....HE HATES HOW EVERYONE STARES AT HIM AND TELLS HIM HOW SORRY THEY ARE FOR HIS LOSS?
500
Grim's advice to Max after Freak's death explains why, even though he has had a rough life, that Max is actually a very lucky kid. Explain why Grim might think that Max is so lucky.
What is HE SAYS THAT MOST PEOPLE GO THROUGH LIFE NEVER HAVING AS GREAT A FRIEND A FREAK WAS - EVEN THOUGH FREAK DIED SO YOUNG, MAX WAS LUCKY TO HAVE HIM IN HIS LIFE AT LEAST FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME?
500
Why might Killer Kane have eventually pleaded guilty to the charges against him?
What is BY PLEADING GUILTY, KILLER KANE WON'T GET A LIFE SENTENCE - HE'LL JUST HAVE TO FINISH OUT HIS ORIGINAL SENTENCE PLUS TEN MORE YEARS?