Freak the Mighty Chapters 1-4

Who is telling the story?

• Kevin is the narrator of the story.
• Maxwell is the narrator of the story.
• Gwen is the narrator of the story.
• Gram is the narrator of the story.

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Who are Gram and Grim?

• Writers of the Grim's Fairy Tales.

• Maxwell's foster parents that take care of him.

• Maxwell's grandparents, his mother's people, HER parents.

• Kevin's grandparents who he never sees

Why is Grim concerned about Maxwell?

• Grim is concerned because Maxwell looks like his father and he is afraid Max will inherit his father's character.

• Grim is concerned because Maxwell only reads books about The Down Under.

• Grim is concerned because Maxwell spends too much time in the backyard.

• Grim is concerned because Maxwell has no friends.

Describe the down under. Why does Max like the down under?

• The down under is the prison where Max's father is; Max likes it because he knows his father can't break out.

• The down under is an old, run down playground by the millpond where Max likes to daydream.

• The down under is a little room Grim build in the basement for Max; he likes it because he has it all to himself.

• The down under is backyard where Max spends time reading the dictionary.

True or False: Max has high self esteem and believes he is a very talented person.

• True

• False

The second time Max sees Freak, he is giving orders to the moving men. Describe how Freak looks when Max sees him.

• He is regular height but with a small head and big ears.

• He has a normal-sized head, but the rest of his body is shorter than a yardstick.

• He is tall for his age.

• He has long legs and arms but a short torso.

What observation does Max make about how Freak talks?

• Freak talks like a robot.

• Freak talks like is from the 5th century.

• Freak talks like he is better than Max.

• Freak talks like a dictionary.

What does Freak do and say when Max asks him why he calls his mother "Fair Gwen of Air"?

• Freak tries not to show that he is laughing inside and explains to Max that his mother's name is "Gwen," so he calls her the "Fair Gwen" or the "Fair Guinevere" after Guinevere, from the legend of King Arthur.

• Freak falls down laughing because he can not believe Max would actually think he calls his mother "Fair Gwen of Air."

• Freak just laughs at Max and doesn't say anything.

• Freak calls his mother the "Fair Gwen of Air" because she is a fair woman who likes fresh air

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Why is Freak really interested in the knights?

• He believes the knights were the strange and he wants to be known as strange.

• 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 strong like the knights.

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What is Freak's mother's reaction to seeing Max?

• She is happy to see Max again.

• She seems scared of Max.

• She tells Freak he should become friends with Max.

• She is surprised and thrilled.