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Freak the Mighty Review
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Review for Freak the Mighty novel - reading comprehension and literary analysis.
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1
What is one of the conflicts of this story?
Max had to choose between friendship and family
Kevin needed to get a heart transplant
Max tried to escape from his father
Kevin had to tell Max he was going to die
2
For Christmas, what did Freak give Maxwell?
An ornithopter placed in a hand-woven nest
A dictionary he had created and put inside a pyramid box
A journal to inspire Maxwell to write
A miniature robot that was programmed to learn words
3
Which item did Freak and Maxwell retrieve from the storm drain?
An expensive watch
A wet letter
An old, corroded coin
A slimy purse
4
What did Maxwell call his basement bedroom?
the pit
the rathskeller
the down under
the cave
5
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
6
If the story were to continue, what would most likely occur?
Max forgives his father
Max becomes just like his father
Max tries harder in school
Max and Tony D become best friends
7
After Freak and Maxwell attended the fireworks, what happened?
They tried to make an explosive and set the garage on fire
They were chased by Blade's gang and got stuck in the pond
They met Iggy Lee in the testaments and was harassed by him.
They took a shortcut through a wooded area and became lost.
8
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
9
When they refer to "Grim" how are they defining Max's grandfather?
happy and go-lucky
angry and evil
depressing and bleak
funny and entertaining
10
Max was a person who was -
often shy and discouraged
a bully
extremely intelligent
very funny and popular
11
When Fair Gwen found Freak at Maxwell's home for the first time, Maxwell -
realized that she was frightened of him
was tongue-tied because he thought she was beautiful
lied and said his grandparents were not home
felt embarrassed by her compliments
12
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
Mrs. Donelli suggested he consider returning to LD class
He received news Gram had been taken to the hospital
He tripped in the cafeteria and spilled his tray on Blade
13
What happened to Max when he saw his father try to hurt Loretta?
He realized his true strength
He became too scared to do anything
He understood that he would become like his father some day
He remembered watching his father kill his mother
14
How did the author show the reader that Gwen was nervous when Max came over for dinner?
She kept shouting and laughing
Everything she said was too quiet for Max to hear
She said, "sweetie" after every sentence
All of her words ran together
15
How does the reader know Max was afraid of his father when they were together?
Max always answered his father with "sir"
Max tried to run away as soon as he reached Iggy's house
Max was "too nervous" to even speak to his father
Max cried the entire time he was with his father.
16
Which of the following is a fact from the story?
Kevin was a sick boy
Max was the strongest kid in the neighborhood
Max was the smartest kid in the school
Kevin was going to get a new robotic body
17
Freak made Max swear that he wouldn't divulge his plan to -
communicate with his father and arrange to see him.
patent an invention he created.
travel by bus to Florida to see Cape Canaveral.
become the first bionically improved human.
18
During his birthday party, Kevin -
entertained everyone by doing a magic show
had a seizure and was taken to the hospital
spoke about his absent father and wept
told jokes that had everyone laughing
19
One theme of Freak the Mighty could be -
all of them!
courage
judgement
friendship
20
What was Freak obsessed with?
Disney movies
Playing chess
Writing in his journal
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
21
Maxwell decided to write about his adventures with Freak after he -
was inspired by some photographs of Freak and himself
listened to the teacher's advice to start writing again
spoke with the Fair Gwen about Freak being a genius
thought about Loretta's comment "doing nothing was a drag"
22
When Max's father appeared on Christmas Eve, Max felt -
Happy and excited
Nervous and scared
Bored and lazy
Hateful and violent
23
How did Maxwell stop his father from strangling Loretta to death?
He sprayed the contents of a fire extinguisher at him
He screamed out that he saw his father strangle his mother
He squirted him in the face with a water gun
He taunted him by repeatedly calling him "Killer Kane"
24
Who is the person telling the story?
A narrator who knows the thoughts of all the characters.
A narrator who only knows the thoughts of Kevin and Max.
Max, in the blank book Kevin gave to him.
Kevin, who typed it on his new computer.
25
Freak the Mighty is a "prodigy," only a year old and on his way to 9th grade.What is a prodigy?
Young athlete
Child genius
Troublemaker
Helpful person
