Freak the Mighty Comprehension Check

When did Max's dad come to kidnap him?

• Friday night

• Christmas Eve

• Easter

• New Year's Eve

Answer explanation

In the chapter titled "What Came Down the Chimney," Kenny Kane kidnaps Max on Christmas Eve.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did Kevin give Max for Christmas?

Answer explanation

Kevin gave Max a dictionary of words he made himself.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why didn't Max shout out when his dad came to get him?

• He didn't want Grim to accidentally shoot himself

• He wanted to go with his dad

• He wanted to fight his dad

• He didn't want Gram to have a heart attack

Answer explanation

He wasn't sure if Grim had bought the gun he was talking about and didn't want to be the reason Grim could accidentally get hurt.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which idiom did Max's dad use when he looked at Max in the light?

• Break a leg

• It's raining cats and dogs out here

• You're a chip off the old block

• That was a piece of cake

Answer explanation

The chapter title is "A Chip Off the Old Block," which means that he looks exactly like his dad.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Where does Kenny Kane take Max?

• An abandoned cave

• He stays in the down under

• To an old factory near the prison

• Iggy and Loretta Lee's house

Answer explanation

Iggy and Loretta take them to one of the old apartments in the tenements where they live.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is one thing that Kenny Kane said he sent from prison that Grim and Gram never gave Max?

Answer explanation

He claims he sent presents and letters that Grim and Gram never gave to Max.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Last chapter we learned the reason Kenny Kane was in prison. What was his crime?

Answer explanation

"Killer" Kane was accused of murdering Max's mom.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Max's dad swear on when he claims he didn't kill Max's mother?

Answer explanation

He puts his hand on a Bible and says, "I, Kenneth David Kane, do swear by all that's Holy that I did not murder this boy's mother."

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Do you think Kenny Kane killed Max's mom?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6