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Final Test over Freak the Mighty

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 38mins

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Class
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1.

Read the sentence from Chapter 1 of the novel.


“ I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth.”


Based on this sentence what can the reader conclude about Max?

a)

Max was born without a brain and that is why he is unintelligent.

b)

Max felt he was simple-minded because he is unable to understand as much as Kevin.

c)

Max felt he was dumb because his grandparents would tell him that he is stupid.

d)

Max was born as a large baby and is unable to use his own brain.

2.

What does Freak compare the knights to and why?

a)

He compares them to aliens because the knights tried to take over cities, like the aliens do.

b)

He compares them to robots because they used lasers to cut things apart.

c)

He compares them to zombies because they liked to eat people.

d)

He compares them to robots because they had metal parts.

3.

Which of the following statements do not describe one of Max’s internal conflicts?

a)

Max struggles with feeling confident because of the way he looks.

b)

Max feels unintelligent because he doesn’t perform well in school.

c)

Max is torn between living with his grandparents and wanting to live with his dad.

d)

Max has a difficult time making friends because he notices that people treat him differently.

4.

Choose the sentence that best summarizes the paragraph below.


Max sat up and his dad made him put on his clothes. Max thought to himself that none of what was happening surprised him. Somehow he always knew that his dad would come for him in the night. He knew that he would wake up to find his dad standing over him, filling the room. He knew that he’d get this empty feeling.

a)

Max wished his dad would have come to pick him up during the day.

b)

Max had been waiting for the day when his dad would rescue him from Grim and Gram’s basement.

c)

Max was not at all shocked that his dad came to take him away.

d)

Max didn’t want to go with his dad until he asked Grim and Gram for permission to leave.

5.

Choose the sentence that best summarizes the paragraph below.


Max sat up and his dad made him put on his clothes. Max thought to himself that none of what was happening surprised him. Somehow he always knew that his dad would come for him in the night. He knew that he would wake up to find his dad standing over him, filling the room. He knew that he’d get this empty feeling.

a)

Max wished his dad would have come to pick him up during the day.

b)

Max had been waiting for the day when his dad would rescue him from Grim and Gram’s basement.

c)

Max was not at all shocked that his dad came to take him away.

d)

Max didn’t want to go with his dad until he asked Grim and Gram for permission to leave.

6.

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?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

7.

Why did Grim give Max coffee?

a)

It was his birthday and this was his present.

b)

Max had a big test coming up and he wanted him to stay awake and study.

c)

It was something Max wanted to do for a very long time and he had extra coffee.

d)

He was proud of his behavior and wanted to show him he thought he was growing up.

e)

Because coffee is magical bean water, bro.

8.

What does Freak bring with him wherever he goes?

a)

A sword.

b)

A dictionary.

c)

His Ornithopter.

d)

A love letter he wrote to Catherine Solis.

9.

What did they decide to do with the purse they found in the drain?

a)

turn it in to the police

b)

return it to the owner

c)

throw it away

d)

sell it for a profit

10.

What did Iggy accuse the boys of?

a)

waking him up

b)

stealing the money in the purse

c)

smiling at Loretta

d)

talking fresh

11.

Which is the BEST theme of the novel, based on what you have learned so far?

a)

Getting even is sometimes the most important motive of all.

b)

Recognizing the worth of all human beings is important.

c)

Be careful what you wish for.

d)

Agree with EVERYTHING Mr. Robles believes.

12.

Why did Gram make Max promise not to go to the Testaments apartment complex?

a)

Gram didn't want Max to learn about his father.

b)

Gram thought that the residents would teach him about religion.

c)

Gram was afraid Max would get hurt or get himself in trouble.

d)

Gram did not want Max to meet Iggy and Loretta

13.

Why did Max get called down to the principal's office?

a)

To talk about the incident with Blade.

b)

Max's father wanted to see him.

c)

To talk about the incident in the Testaments.

d)

Gram has become sick.

14.

Why does Max like living in the basement?

a)

Max can watch movies in the basement.

b)

The basement gives him privacy.

c)

It's a quiet place to read his comic books.

d)

It's a good place to practice shooting his slingshot.

15.

What figurative language is used in the following sentence:

I guess you'd call it panting like a dog does on a hot day.

a)

metaphor

b)

foreshadowing

c)

idiom

d)

simile

16.

Which is not a trait of Freak?

a)

yellow-haired

b)

puffed out chest

c)

bully

d)

twisted legs

17.

In what point of view is the story told?

a)

Second

b)

First

c)

Third

d)

Fifth

18.
Nickname
a)
Invincible
b)
Abide
c)
Sobriquet
d)
Fiend
19.
crouching down
a)
hunkering
b)
hulking
c)
bulkhead
d)
propulsion
20.
used up; empty
a)
regurgitate
b)
hulking
c)
depleted
d)
flinch
21.
lack of knowledge or learning
a)
ignorance
b)
invincible
c)
microsecond
d)
sophisticated
22.
vomit; disgorge
a)
depleted
b)
regurgitate
c)
fiend
d)
bulkhead
23.
act or process of pushing or driving forward
a)
propulsion
b)
massive
c)
postulated
d)
unvanquised
24.
an adventure
a)
hulking
b)
invincible
c)
quest
d)
fiend
25.
undefeated; unconquered
a)
unvanquished
b)
sophisticated
c)
massive
d)
hunkering
26.
outside door over a cellar stairway
a)
quest
b)
sobriquet
c)
bulkhead
d)
hulking
27.

Who is the leader of "The Panheads?"

a)

Max

b)

Killer Kane

c)

Iggy Lee

d)

Grim

28.

Who is also known as 'Blade?'

a)

Gwen

b)

Gram

c)

Tony D

d)

Kevin

29.

This person is also known as 'Kicker."

a)

Kenny Kane

b)

Max

c)

Kevin

d)

Dr. Spivak

30.

What does Max call his room?

a)

The Down Under

b)

The Castle

c)

The Fortress of Solitude

d)

The Mighty's Room

31.

What does Kevin tell Max they are building for him in the building behind the hospital?

a)

A special car to allow him to drive

b)

A new pair of crutches

c)

Nothing...it's just a building

d)

A bionic body

32.

Before what holiday does Max's father come to 'visit' Max?

a)

Thanksgiving

b)

Christmas

c)

Fourth of July

d)

Easter

33.

What does Killer Kane swear on the Bible?

a)

He swears he has always loved Max.

b)

He swears he did not kill Max's mother.

c)

He swears he did not break out of prison.

d)

He swears if Max tries to get away, he will kill him.

34.

Who FIRST comes to help Max escape from his father?

a)

Loretta Lee

b)

The police

c)

Grim

d)

Iggy

35.

Who comes to rescue Max and Loretta from Killer Kane?

a)

Freak

b)

Grim

c)

No one

d)

Iggy

36.
Freak wants a ride in the space shuttle for his birthday.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Freak gets a ______________ for his birthday.,
a)
leer jet
b)
ride in a space shuttle
c)
computer
d)
new bionic body
38.
Freak has Max convinced he is going to get a new "bionic body."
a)
True
b)
False
39.
How old is Kevin at the end of the story?
a)
12
b)
10
c)
13
d)
11
40.
Gwen moves to __________ after Kevin's death.
a)
Illinois 
b)
Wisconsin
c)
Texas
d)
California