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WorksheetsFreak The Mighty, Ch 1-8
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 3hrs 18mins
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 personality.
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.
The third 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 mechanical bird.
It is a leather football.
It is an American flag.
It is a custom-made kite.
Why is Freak really interested in the knights?
He believes the knights were the bravest men who ever lived.
He believes the knights were the first human version of robots.
He wants to start a club, Freak's Knights of the Round Table.
He thinks everyone should be loyal like the knights.
People say that Max is the “spitting image” of his father. Why is it bad for Max to look like his father?
His father is ugly, and so is Max.
Everyone in town knows his father is in prison and why.
His father's face has scars from acid burns..
His father’s picture is on a “wanted” poster.
Identify Blade
Blade is a nickname for Killer Kane, Max’s father.
Blade is the name of King Arthur’s sword.
Blade is a nickname for the drug fiend who used to live down the street from Max.
Blade is Tony D.; he is seventeen and has been to juvenile court three or four times.
How do Freak and Max get out of the pond after escaping from Tony D. and his gang?
Freak whistles loudly to get the attention of the police. They use ropes to pull Max out.
Max pulls loose from the mud and walks back to shore.
The police call the fire department, and they use ladders to get Freak and Max out.
Freak swims to shore, and Max walks to shore.
What has become a habit for Max and Freak when they go out together?
Freak picks a new quest every day, and Max goes along even though he doesn't want to.
Max pulls Freak around the neighborhood in the American Flyer.
Freak rides high on Max’s shoulders and uses his little feet to steer Max.
Freak teaches Max a new word everyday.
Which line demonstrates that Freak is bossy?
"Grim would be, I suppose, a sobriquet for your grandfather, based on his demeanor."
"Hey, Gwen," one of the beards says, "can't you give this kid a pill or something? He's driving us nuts."
"What she means is, you're a spitting image of your old man."
"I propose a quest," he says.
What lines in the text reveal the narrator's considerate nature?
It's time to go home. Gram gets nervous if I'm not back before dark.
Man, that little dude really hates me.
All I'm really sure of is he never hit me with that crutch.
He's not a poor boy. You should hear him talk. I think the rest of him is so small because his brain is so big.
What is the meaning of "can handle himself" on pg. 47? (pg. 53 of the pdf)
knows how to defend himself
knows how to cook for himself
knows how to drive a car
knows how to care for Gram & Grim
What is the purpose of this line?
Grim out in the kitchen one night, after supper whispering to Gram had she noticed how much Maxwell was getting to look like HIM? - pg 4 (pdf pg 10)
to illustrate the strong family resemblance
to reveal Max's enrollment in the L.D. class
to emphasize Grim & Gram's love for Max's father
to suggest that Max is starting to look like his new friend
What is the meaning of the word, regurgitate, as used in this sentence from page 30? (pg 36 of pdf)
“Expel the object!” Freak shouts. “Regurgitate, you big moron!”
to be reborn
to throw
to vomit
to breathe
Based on Max's conversations with Gwen on pages 27-30, the reader can conclude that -
(pg 33-36 of pdf)
Freak doesn't want his mother to speak to Max
Gwen feels remorseful for her behavior
Max is confused by her reaction to him
Max's parents had a happy marriage.
To defeat completely in battle or competition
Vanish
Vanquish
Vernacular
Fierce
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.
After rescuing Freak and Max from the pond muck, who does the cop say Max is?
The cop says Max is a hoodlum.
The cop says Max is Gram's grandson.
The cop says Max is a trouble maker.
The cop says he is Kenny (Killer) Kane's boy.
How do Grim and Gram react to Max's being a hero?
Grim and Gram take Max to get his favorite ice cream.
Grim and Gram don't believe Max is a hero.
Gram makes a fuss, and Grim calls Max "son" for the first time.
Grim and Gram have a party to honor Max.
What does Max think about rescuing Freak?
Max thinks Freak rescued him with his genius brain.
Max thinks he may not be as bad as everyone thinks.
Max thinks he really is a hero.
Max thinks it is not a big deal because he was saving himself, too.
Why was Chapter 3 entitled "The American Flyer?"
because the Fair Gwen drags Freak home in a little red wagon
because Max rescues Freak's ornithopter out of the tree
because Max pulls Freak home in a little red wagon
because Freak calls his mechanical bird an American flyer
What piece of evidence best supports the idea that "coffee" symbolizes coming of age or maturity?
"Who'd a thunk it, Mabel?"
He gives me that cup like it's a really big deal. Maybe because I'm not allowed to drink coffee yet.
"What this young man needs is a cup of coffee." And then he gets busy putting the filter in the machine and measuring out the coffee.
"Could I have sugar in the coffee?" And Grim claps his hands together and says, "Of course you can, Son."
Which word means, "a mechanical bird?"
opiate
ornithopter
propulsion
sobriquet
What do the boys have in common?
they both felt like they were different
they are not friends
they go to the same school
they fight a lot
______ are some of the traits that describe Kevin.
lives "down under," size of a kindergartner, overprotective mom
becomes Max's neighbor, likes aliens and space, growing a lot
very smart, tall for his age, and a great athlete
uses big words, likes robots, and has a big imagination
What does this quote mean? "He didn't look so different back then, we were all of us pretty small right?"
Gwen is changing her mind about Max.
Max's grandparents become trusting of him.
It describes Freak and hints that he is different.
Max is afraid to open up about himself.
______are some of the traits that describe Max.
has big ears and feet, lives with his dad, mother is dead
growing a lot, crippled, father is in jail
very tall, friendless, in an LD class
worried he looks like his dad, is in an LD class, lives with the Fair Gwen-Of-Air
What story does Kevin tell Max
Snow White
The Three Musketeers
Tarzan
The Legends of King Arthur
What did Kevin call Max when he caught him spying on them moving in?
A moron
An earthling
A doofus
A cretin
What was Gwen afraid of when she first saw Max and Kevin coming up from the "down under"?
Kevin getting hurt in the basement.
Kevin getting lost in a new place and neighborhood.
Kevin getting too tired.
Kevin being hurt by Max.
After Gwen ran off afraid of Max, she invited him over for hot dogs. When Max returned home, why did he cry like a baby?
He cries because he is happy.
He cries because he is afraid.
He cries because he is lonely.
He cries because he misses his mom.
Who is the author of Freak the Mighty?
Rodman Philbrick
Ronny Phillips
Garth Brooks
J. Kershaw
What were Kevin's first words to Max?
Hey you, Doofus!
Wassup homie?
Identify yourself, earthling!
Hey ma bro, haven't seen your in fo ever.
How did Kevin get so smart?
He learns from school.
He learns from watching television.
He learns from his mom.
He reads a lot of books including dictionaries to know all that information.
Why was Gwen called "The Fair Guinevere" by Kevin?
Fair means an average height for a woman.
Fair means beautiful.
Fair means ugly.
Fair means nice.
What happens on the Fourth of July?
Fireworks
Tony D and his gang threaten Max and Kevin
Freak the Mighty is born
Police rescue Kevin and Max
Max used to have a nickname because he "settled things with his feet or hands." What was it?
Puncher
Duke
Rocky
Kicker
Why did Freak call himself, "robot man?"
He rode a giant robot.
He had crutches and metal leg supports.
He liked to read about guys who fight robots.
He was a transformer.
Why did Grim say that Max should go barefoot during the summer?
It was nice outside
Max's feet were growing so fast that they couldn't keep him in shoes.
His feet were infected from an untreated cut.
He refused to wear them.
What was the effect of Max not liking hugs when he was younger?
Kevin hit a kid with a crutch.
Grim and Gram send Max to daycare.
Max earned the nickname "Kicker."
Max and Kevin become friends.
At the fireworks, Max and Freak encounter Tony D.; what event happens last in the chapter?
Max puts Freak on his shoulders to watch the fireworks.
Freak calls Tony D. a cretin.
Tony D. and his gang stop Max and Freak and start calling them names.
Tony D. and his gang burn rubber after they hear the sirens.
Which best describes the mood after the event with Tony D. at the pond?
Triumphant
Cheerful
Nauseating
Hopeful
