What was one reason Friday the Thirteenth was a bad day for Maxwell at school?

He was told the parole board contacted them about his father

What is one of the conflicts of this story?

Max tried to escape from his father

Freak made Max swear that he wouldn't divulge his plan to -

become the first bionically improved human.

During his birthday party, Kevin -

had a seizure and was taken to the hospital

What was Freak obsessed with?

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Who is the person telling the story?

Max, in the blank book Kevin gave to him.

What happened to Max when he saw his father try to hurt Loretta?

He remembered watching his father kill his mother

One theme of Freak the Mighty could be -

friendship, judgement, courage, all of them!

What did Max learn about himself in the end of the story?

He looked like his father, but he didn't have to be like him

Maxwell decided to write about his adventures with Freak after he -

thought about Loretta's comment "doing nothing was a drag"

How does the reader know Max was afraid of his father when they were together?

Max always answered his father with "sir"

When Fair Gwen found Freak at Maxwell's home for the first time, Maxwell -

realized that she was frightened of him

How did Maxwell stop his father from strangling Loretta to death?

He screamed out that he saw his father strangle his mother

After Freak and Maxwell attended the fireworks, what happened?

They were chased by Blade's gang and got stuck in the pond

For Christmas, what did Freak give Maxwell?

A dictionary he had created and put inside a pyramid box

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1
When Max's father appeared on Christmas Eve, Max felt -
Nervous and scared
Bored and lazy
Hateful and violent
Happy and excited
2
Which figure of speech involves the comparison of one thing with another thing using the words like or as?
simile
personfication
hyperbole
metaphor
3
What was one reason Friday the Thirteenth was a bad day for Maxwell at school?
Mrs. Donelli suggested he consider returning to LD class
He tripped in the cafeteria and spilled his tray on Blade
He was told the parole board contacted them about his father
He received news Gram had been taken to the hospital
4
Since we know the thoughts and feelings of Max in this story, what is the point of view?
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
5
What is one of the conflicts of this story?
Kevin had to tell Max he was going to die
Max tried to escape from his father
Max had to choose between friendship and family
Kevin needed to get a heart transplant
6
If the story were to continue, what would most likely occur?
Max and Tony D become best friends
Max forgives his father
Max becomes just like his father
Max tries harder in school
7
How did the author show the reader that Gwen was nervous when Max came over for dinner?
All of her words ran together
Everything she said was too quiet for Max to hear
She said, "sweetie" after every sentence
She kept shouting and laughing
8
When they refer to "Grim" how are they defining Max's grandfather?
happy and go-lucky
depressing and bleak
angry and evil
funny and entertaining
9
Which of the following is a fact from the story?
Max was the smartest kid in the school
Kevin was a sick boy
Max was the strongest kid in the neighborhood
Kevin was going to get a new robotic body
10
Which item did Freak and Maxwell retrieve from the storm drain?
An expensive watch
A wet letter
A slimy purse
An old, corroded coin
11
Freak made Max swear that he wouldn't divulge his plan to -
patent an invention he created.
travel by bus to Florida to see Cape Canaveral.
become the first bionically improved human.
communicate with his father and arrange to see him.
12
During his birthday party, Kevin -
had a seizure and was taken to the hospital
spoke about his absent father and wept
told jokes that had everyone laughing
entertained everyone by doing a magic show
13
What was Freak obsessed with?
Playing chess
Disney movies
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Writing in his journal
14
Which type of figurative language helps make a comparison without using the words like or as?
Hyperbole
personification
Simile
Metaphor
15
Who is the person telling the story?
Kevin, who typed it on his new computer.
A narrator who only knows the thoughts of Kevin and Max.
A narrator who knows the thoughts of all the characters.
Max, in the blank book Kevin gave to him.
16
What happened to Max when he saw his father try to hurt Loretta?
He became too scared to do anything
He understood that he would become like his father some day
He realized his true strength
He remembered watching his father kill his mother
17
Which type of figurative language gives human qualities to animals or non-human objects?
simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
18
One theme of Freak the Mighty could be -
friendship
judgement
courage
all of them!
19
What did Maxwell call his basement bedroom?
the cave
the down under
the rathskeller
the pit
20
What did Max learn about himself in the end of the story?
He looked like his father, but he didn't have to be like him
He will be just like Killer Kane
He was not good enough to be Kevin's friend
He tried too hard to make people like him
21
What effect did prison have on Killer Kane?
He turned into a true family man
He became weak from lack of exercise
He became very sorry for what he had done
He learned how to fool people
22
Max was a person who was -
very funny and popular
often shy and discouraged
extremely intelligent
a bully
23
Maxwell decided to write about his adventures with Freak after he -
spoke with the Fair Gwen about Freak being a genius
listened to the teacher's advice to start writing again
thought about Loretta's comment "doing nothing was a drag"
was inspired by some photographs of Freak and himself
24
How does the reader know Max was afraid of his father when they were together?
Max tried to run away as soon as he reached Iggy's house
Max cried the entire time he was with his father.
Max was "too nervous" to even speak to his father
Max always answered his father with "sir"
25
When Fair Gwen found Freak at Maxwell's home for the first time, Maxwell -
felt embarrassed by her compliments
realized that she was frightened of him
was tongue-tied because he thought she was beautiful
lied and said his grandparents were not home
26
How did Maxwell stop his father from strangling Loretta to death?
He taunted him by repeatedly calling him "Killer Kane"
He screamed out that he saw his father strangle his mother
He sprayed the contents of a fire extinguisher at him
He squirted him in the face with a water gun
27
Which part of speech involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?
personification
simile
Metaphor
hyperbole
28
After Freak and Maxwell attended the fireworks, what happened?
They met Iggy Lee in the testaments and was harassed by him.
They tried to make an explosive and set the garage on fire
They took a shortcut through a wooded area and became lost.
They were chased by Blade's gang and got stuck in the pond
29
Freak the Mighty is a "prodigy," only a year old and on his way to 9th grade.What is a prodigy?
Helpful person
Young athlete
Troublemaker
Child genius
30
For Christmas, what did Freak give Maxwell?
An ornithopter placed in a hand-woven nest
A journal to inspire Maxwell to write
A miniature robot that was programmed to learn words
A dictionary he had created and put inside a pyramid box

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