Freak the Mighty Review

Gwen is raising Freak by herself because Freak's father

• is in the military

• is in prison

• left shortly after Freak was born

• took a job in another country

In the weeks following Freak's death, Max describes feeling like

• a deflated balloon

• a speck of dust

• a lost cat

• an angry thundercloud

• a defeated knight

When does Max put Freak up onto his shoulders for the first time?

• on the first day of school

• during their escape from Max's father

• on Freak's thirteenth birthday

• at the Fourth of July fireworks show

• during their first trip to the New Tenements

What does Freak get for his thirteenth birthday?

• a chess set

• a new computer

• a new dictionary

• a remote controlled helicopter

• a deluxe book about robots

Which of the following is NOT a major theme in the novel?

• the power of friendship

• the power of imagination

• the importance of living a good life

• the importance of being popular

• the importance of self worth

What does Freak give Max for Christmas?

• a dictionary

• a mechanical bird

• a computer

• a book about King Arthur

• an empty book

Freak calls his mom "the Fair Gwen." This is a reference to

• the nativity story in the Bible

• the legend of King Arthur

• a character in a science fiction movie

• a novel by Charles Dickens

• a movie star Freak admires

Where do Freak & Max find Loretta's purse?

• in a sewer grate

• at the bottom of the millpond

• on the sidewalk

• in the woods behind Tony D's house

• in a dumpster behind the New Tenements

What object does Freak use to outwit Max's father?

• a pocket knife

• a squirt gun

• a fake explosive device

• a BB gun

• a can of pepper spray

The name Killer Kane is an example of what literary term?

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• simile

• tone

• irony