Freak the Mighty Chapters 4-9 Review

Multiple Choice

Why is this 4th of July special for Max?

• It is his first with Grim and Gram.

• Tony D. wants to be friends.

• Max gets to take Freak without Grim and Gram.

• The fireworks were amazing.

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How did Max respond when the policeman asked if he was Kenny Kane's boy?

• "I don't have a father."

• "We are not related to each other."

• "We're Freak The Mighty, that's who we are."

• "Mind your own business."

Multiple Choice

Identify Blade

• Blade is a nickname for Killer Kane, Max’s father

• Blade is the name of King Arthur’s sword

• Blade is a nickname for Iggy, the leader of The Pinheads.

• Blade is Tony D.; he is seventeen and has been to juvenile court three or four times

Multiple Choice

How did Kevin get the attention of the police?

• He called them from his cell phone.

• He screamed at the top of his lungs.

• He whistled really loud.

• He lit a firecracker.

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What happens to Max and Freak when they are walking to the millpond to see the fireworks?

• They get lost and miss the fireworks

• They are stopped and harassed by Tony D. and his gang.

• Max falls down and lands on Freak, hurting his leg.

• They find money on the street and stop to buy candy.

Multiple Choice

Max and Kevin went in the pond to get away from Blade and his gang. Why did they stop in the middle of the pond?

• Max was so cold that he couldn't move his feet.

• Kevin fell off of Max's shoulders into the water, and Max had to help him.

• Max's legs sunk deep into the mud, and he couldn't move.

• Kevin noticed the water starting to go over Max's head.

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People say that Max is the “spitting image” of his father. Why is it bad for Max to look like his father?

• His father is scary-looking

• Everyone in town knows his father is in prison and why

• People always stare at him.

• His father’s picture is on a “wanted” poster.

Multiple Choice

Which word means trying to avoid something?

• perspective

• evasive

• modification

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Why is Freak really interested in the knights?

•  He believes the knights were the bravest men who ever lived.

• He believes the knights were like the first human version of robots.

• He wants to start a club, Freak’s Knights of the Round Table.

• He thinks everyone should be loyal like the knights.

Multiple Choice

Which word means to tell or make known

• nanosecond

• evasive

• divulged

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What was Gwen’s relationship with Max’s mother?

• Max’s mother and Gwen were sisters
• Max’s mother and Gwen were enemies high school.
• Max’s mother and Gwen were good friends before she got married.
• Gwen never knew Max’s mother

Multiple Choice

Max lives with his grandparents because his mom is dead.

• True

• False

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What is Freak’s mother’s reaction to seeing Max (the first time)?

• She is happy to see Max again.

• She seems scared of Max

• She tells Freak never to play with Max

• She is surprised.

Multiple Choice

The bottom half of Freak the Mighty is...

• Freak

• Maxwell

• Tony

• Gram

Multiple Choice

In chapter 4, Kevin calls his mom by a nickname he got from the story of King Arthur.  What is the name he calls her?

• Fair Gwen of Air

• Sweet Gwen of Air

• Beautiful Gwen of Air

• Pretty Gwen of Air

Multiple Choice

In school, Max is classified as _____ .

• learning disabled

• genius

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What observation does Max make of how Freak talks?

• He talks like King Arthur

• He talks like a robot

• He talks like he is better than Max

• He talks like he is a dictionary

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What does Freak tell Max when he asked if the transplant will hurt and if it is dangerous?

• Freak says, "It will not hurt because I will be asleep. And it is not dangerous."

• Freak says, "Bionic parts feel no pain. The only danger is broken parts."

• Freak says, "Maybe just a little, but it is not at all dangerous."

• Freak says, "Sure it will hurt. Life is dangerous."

Multiple Choice

Where doe Max go to "get away?"

• Shed out back of Grim's house

• under his bed in the dark

• hide in the closet

• on a beach by the pond

Multiple Choice

What secret does Max promise to keep about the Medical Research building?

• It is a secret laboratory called the The Experimental Bionics Unit; Freak will enter the lab and be the first bionically improved human.

• It is a secret laboratory called The Experimental Brain Unit, and they study smart people like Freak.

• It is a secret laboratory called The Experimental Robot Unit, and they make robots to help handicapped people.

• It is a secret laboratory called The Experimental Disease Unit, and they are looking for a cure to Freak's disease.

Multiple Choice

What story does Kevin tell Max

• Snow White

• The Three Musketeers

• Tarzan

• The Legends of King Arthur

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What has become a habit for Max and Freak when they go out together?

• Freak picks a new quest everyday, and Max goes along.

• Max pulls Freak around the neighborhood in the American Flyer.

• Freak rides high on Max's shoulders and uses his feet to steer Max.

• Freak teaches Max a new word everyday.

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______are some of the traits that describe Max.

• has big ears and feet, lives with his dad, mother is dead

• growing a lot, crippled, father is in jail

• very tall, friendless, in an LD class

• worried he looks like his dad, is in an LD class, lives with the Fair Gwen-Of-Air

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What does Max think about rescuing Freak?

• Max thinks Freak rescued him with is genius brain.

• Max thinks he may not be as bad as everyone thinks.

• Max thinks he really is a hero.

• Max thinks it is not a big deal because he was saving himself, too.

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______ are some of the traits that describe Kevin.

• lives "down under," size of a kindergartner, overprotective mom

• becomes Max's neighbor, likes aliens and space, growing a lot

• very smart, tall for his age and a great athlete

• uses big words, likes robots and has an imagination

Multiple Choice

How do Grim and Gram react to Max's being a hero?

• Grim and Gram take Max to get his favorite ice cream.

• Grim and Gram don't believe Max is a hero.

• Gram makes a fuss, and Grim calls Max "son" for the first time.

• Grim and Gram have a party to honor Max.

Multiple Choice

After rescuing Freak and Max from the pond muck, who does the cop say Max is?

• The cop says Max is a hoodlum.

• The cop says Max is Gram's grandson.

• The cop says Max is a trouble maker.

• The cop says he is Kenny (Killer) Kane's boy.

Multiple Choice

What is Freak's real name?

• Maxwell

• Kicker

• Kevin

• John 

Open Ended

In 2-3 sentences, describe what happens to Freak and Max after the fireworks.

Multiple Choice

What is opposite of vacant?

• Empty

• Tall

• Full

• Square

Multiple Choice

What was different about this July 4th

• Max went with Kevin.

• They ran into Tony and his gang.

• Kevin taunted the bullies.

• All of the above.

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According to Kevin, what is pain?

• A daily occurence

• Unbearable

• Something everyone feels

• A state of mind

Multiple Choice

Why did Max cry when he got home after the dinner with Freak?

• He was happy.

• He was sad that Freak has a medical problem.

• He missed his Dad.

• He got his report card.

Multiple Choice

How does Max feel about what Kevin tells him is going to happen to him?

• Worried

• He doesn't care one way or the other

• Happy

• Angry

Multiple Choice

What is a cretin, according to Freak?

• A person with a physical disability.

• Someone who suffers from a “mental deficiency”.

• A person who cuts in front of another person in line.

• Someone who thinks he is “tough and cool.”

Multiple Choice

Why does Kevin regularly visit a medical research facility?

• He is studying to be a research assistant

• His mother works there

• He is undergoing experimental tests to get a new body

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Who or what “saved” Max from a Blade attack?

• The sounds of a police siren.

• A teacher from Max’s school.

• The start of the fireworks.

• A security guard at the field.

Multiple Choice

Where does Kevin take Max on their first quest?

• The grocery store

• A medical research facility

• The library

• The millpond

Multiple Choice

What is another fancy word for nickname?

• sobriquet

• fiend

• demeanor

• postulate

Multiple Choice

What is Tony D.'s (the gangster) nickname?

• Killer Kane

• Blade

• Big Bad Cowboy

• The Bully

Multiple Choice

conduct or behavior

• sobriquet

• fiend

• demeanor

• propulsion

Multiple Choice

How tall did Freak say he and Max were together?

• 11 feet tall

• 10 feet tall

• 9 feet tall

• 8 feet tall

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unconquered or undefeated

• unvanquished

• postulated

• propulsion

• fiend

Multiple Choice

How do Max and Freak get out of the pond?

• A jet ski goes to their rescue.

• The police pulls them out with a rope.

• Max and Freak swim.

• A police dog rescued them.

Multiple Choice

After Gwen ran off afraid of Max, she invited him over for hot dogs. When Max returned home, why did he cry like a baby?

• He cries because he is happy.

• He cries because he is afraid.

• He cries because he is lonely.

• He cries because he misses his mom.

Multiple Choice

What is one thing both Max and Gwen tell freak?

• You have ants in your pants.

• You're obsessed with knights.

• You are a nerd.

• You look like your dad.

Multiple Choice

What is Max's dad's real name? What is his nickname?

• Todd Kane - Toto

• Samuel Kane - Old Uncle Sam

• Robert Kane - Bobby Boy

• Kenny Kane - Old Killer Kane

Multiple Choice

What did Grim give Max after the 4^th of July incident?

• A bedroom upstairs in the house

• A cup of coffee

• A picture of hid dad and mom

• A knife to defend himself with

Multiple Choice

What happened at the 4^th of July celebration?

• Max and Freak almost drown

• The fireworks accidentally go off and one of them hits Max.

• Tony D. and his gang try to beat up on Max and Freak.

• Max and Freak get arrested.

Multiple Choice

Where is Max's dad?

• He left to another country.

• He died.

• He left and no one knows.

• He is in prison.