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.

Who are Gram and Grim?

• Writers of the Grim's Fairy Tales.
• Maxwell's foster parents.
• Maxwell's grandparents, his mother's people, HER parents.
• Maxwell's grandparents, his father's people, HIS parents.

Max sees Freak for the first time in day care. What does Max think of Freak?

• Max thinks Freak is a sad little kid.
• Max thinks Freak is fierce; he thinks his crutches and braces are cool.
• Max thinks Freak is bossy.
• Max thinks Freak is trying to impress the other kids.

Identify "Him."

• Tony D.
• Max's father.
• Grim.
• Kevin's father.

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 cannot read.
• Grim is concerned because Maxwell spends too much time in the basement.
• Grim is concerned because Maxwell has no friends.

What didn't Max have until Freak moved down the street?

• Max did not have a complaint.
• Max did not have a reading coach.
• Max did not have an American Flyer wagon. 
• Max did not have a brain.

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 the basement in the Testaments; he likes digging through the trash to find cans to sell.

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

• He is short 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 with a small head.
• He has long legs, a short body, and a normal-sized head.

What does Max retrieve from the tree for Freak?

• It is a plastic bird.
• It is a football.
• It is a flag.
• It is a kite.

What observation does Max make about how Freak talks?

• Freak talks like a robot.
• Freak talks like he is King Arthur.
• Freak talks like he is better than Max.
• Freak talks like a dictionary.