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Freak the Mighty Test

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
Max
b)
Kevin
c)
Freak
d)
Gram
2.

What did Freak claim was in his squirt gun?

a)

Sulfuric acid

b)

Sodium chloride

c)

Sulfur

d)

Strontium

3.

Who yelled for help when Freak was having a seizure?

a)

Max

b)

Gwen

c)

Gram

d)

Grim

4.

What gift does Freak get for his birthday?

a)

Ornithopter

b)

Computer

c)

Novel

d)

Notebook

5.

Why are Grim and Gram fighting?

a)

Gram wants to get a gun

b)

Grim wants to get a gun

c)

Gram wants Max to sleep upstairs

d)

Grim wants to tell Max about his dad's parole

6.

Why was Max's dad known as "Killer Kane"?

a)

He tied Max up with rope

b)

He locked Max in the run down building

c)

He joined a motorcycle gang

d)

He choked his wife to death

7.

Why did Kevin die?

a)

He died from having a seizure

b)

His heart got too big for his body

c)

His lungs stopped working

d)

He died getting his bionic body

8.

Who came into Max's room on Christmas Eve?

a)

Santa

b)

Grim

c)

Freak

d)

Kenny Kane

9.

What did Max do after he talked to Loretta on the street?

a)

Stay in the down under

b)

Write a poem

c)

Write a book

d)

Go to Freak's funeral

10.

Where does Iggy first take Kenny and Max to hide?

a)

An old RV

b)

An abandoned building

c)

An old woman's apartment

d)

The basement

11.

What food does Loretta offer Kenny and Max on Christmas morning?

a)

Cereal

b)

Pizza

c)

Hot dogs

d)

Donuts

12.

How does Killer Kane keep Max from escaping?

a)

Ties a rope around Max and a table

b)

Ties a rope around Max and the TV stand

c)

Ties a rope around Max and the leg of the couch

d)

Ties a rope around Max and himself

13.

What does Killer Kane do to make it seem like he is an innocent man?

a)

Cries and swears on his mother's grave

b)

Cries and swears on the Bible

c)

Cries and swears on Max's life

d)

Cries and swears on Grim and Gram's lives

14.

What does Loretta Lee say to Max that he thinks about all the way home?

a)

"Nothing is avoidance, you are braver than that."

b)

"Nothing is a drag, kid. Think about it."

c)

"Life is too short, kid. Live a little."

d)

"Don't be selfish. Live for Freak."

15.

What part of the hospital did Max cause damage to after Freak's death?

a)

ICU

b)

Bionics unit

c)

Pediatric ward

d)

ER

16.

What does Killer Kane say to Max when he comes into the down under?

a)

"Yes, my son. I am so proud of you."

b)

"Whoa, they keep you locked up down here"

c)

"I came back. Like I promised."

d)

"Finally, we are back together."This is a wrong answer

17.

Why did Freak say he was getting a bionic body?

a)

He was giving hope and indirect comfort to Max

b)

It was a joke that Max didn't understand

c)

He really was

d)

His mom told him to tell people that

18.

What is the significance of the empty notebook that Freak gives to Max?

a)

It holds only Freak's thoughts

b)

It remained unwritten in because Max was grieving

c)

It was the last gift Kevin ever got from Max

d)

It becomes the novel

19.
Where do the boys get stuck when running from Tony D.?
a)
The millpond
b)
The river
c)
The lake
d)
The stream
20.
Why does Max put Kevin on his shoulders on the 4th of July?
a)
Kevin was stepped on.
b)
Kevin complains that he can't see.
c)
They are faster this way.
d)
Max likes to have a brain.
21.
Where is Maxwell's room located?
a)
In the attic.
b)
Out by the pool.
c)
Down in a basement.
d)
Down a hallway.
22.
Which of the following is not true regarding Max's dad?
a)
He has been in prison.
b)
He is the grandfather of the Fair Gwen.
c)
He is Max's dad.
d)
Grim and Gram do not like him.
23.
Why did Freak call himself, "robot man?"
a)
He rode a giant robot
b)
He had crutches and then metal leg supports 
c)
He liked to read about guys who fight robots
d)
He is a transformer
24.
Whom does Max live with?
a)
His mother.
b)
His grandparents.
c)
His uncle.
d)
Loretta and Max.
25.
When the police officers ask for the boys’ names after rescuing them, what name does Kevin give the police?
a)
Freak the Mighty
b)
Freak the Man
c)
Max the Great
d)
Mighty Max
26.
How do Freak and Max get out of the pond after escaping from Tony D. and his gang?
a)
Freak whistles loudly to get the attention of the police. They use ropes to pull Max out.
b)
Max pulls loose from the mud and walks back to shore
c)
The police call the fire department, and they use ladders to get Freak and Max out.
d)
Freak swims to shore, and Max walks to shore.
27.
Identify Blade
a)
Blade is a nickname for Killer Kane, Max’s father
b)
Blade is the name of King Arthur’s sword
c)
Blade is a nickname for Iggy, the leader of The Pinheads.
d)
Blade is Tony D.; he is seventeen and has been to juvenile court three or four times
28.
What happens to Max and Freak when they are walking to the millpond to see the fireworks?
a)
They get lost and miss the fireworks
b)
They are stopped and harassed by Tony D. and his gang.
c)
Max falls down and lands on Freak, hurting his leg.
d)
They find money on the street and stop to buy candy.
29.
People say that Max is the “spitting image” of his father. Why is it bad for Max to look like his father?
a)
His father is scary-looking
b)
Everyone in town knows his father is in prison and why
c)
People always stare at him.
d)
His father’s picture is on a “wanted” poster.
30.
What was Gwen’s relationship with Max’s mother?
a)
Max’s mother and Gwen were sisters
b)
Max’s mother and Gwen were enemies high school.
c)
Max’s mother and Gwen were good friends before she got married.
d)
Gwen never knew Max’s mother
31.
What is Freak’s mother’s reaction to seeing Max (the first time)?
a)
She is happy to see Max again.
b)
She seems scared of Max
c)
She tells Freak never to play with Max
d)
She is surprised.
32.
Why is Freak really interested in the knights?
a)
 He believes the knights were the bravest men who ever lived.
b)
He believes the knights were like the first human version of robots.
c)
He wants to start a club, Freak’s Knights of the Round Table.
d)
He thinks everyone should be loyal like the knights.
33.
What observation does Max make of how Freak talks?
a)
He talks like King Arthur
b)
He talks like a robot
c)
He talks like he is better than Max
d)
He talks like he is a dictionary
34.

Why did Loretta call Freak's dad a magician?

a)

because he likes to perform at birthday parties

b)

because he used to work for the circus

c)

because he disappeared when Freak was born

d)

because he likes to play card tricks with his friends

35.
someone who is extremely addicted
a)
bulkhead
b)
fiend
c)
quest
d)
sobriquet
36.
undefeated; unconquered
a)
unvanquished
b)
sophisticated
c)
massive
d)
hunkering
37.
an adventure
a)
hulking
b)
invincible
c)
quest
d)
fiend
38.
heavy, clumsy, bulky
a)
hunkering
b)
hulking
c)
quest
d)
invincible
39.
used up; empty
a)
regurgitate
b)
hulking
c)
depleted
d)
flinch
40.
put up with; tolerate; stand
a)
abide
b)
unvanquished
c)
ignorance
d)
offended
41.
crouching down
a)
hunkering
b)
hulking
c)
bulkhead
d)
propulsion
42.

Out of the ordinary; not typical; unusual

a)

facilitate

b)

aberration

c)

slag

d)

marvel

43.

What does sobriquet mean? Use context clues in the following quote to determine meaning. "'Gram must be your grandmother,' he says. 'Grim would be, I suppose a sobriquet for your grandfather, based on his demeanor'" (Philbrick).

a)

a rule

b)

a nickname

c)

a place to live

d)

a place of work

44.

What does divulged mean? Use context clues in the following quote to determine meaning. "Now swear on your heart that the data you are about to receive will be divulged to no one" (Philbrick).

a)

shouted or screamed

b)

written

c)

revealed or given

d)

recorded

45.

Which type of figurative language is being used in the following example? "They're like bugs," my father says. "They're not too smart, but there's lots of them and they keep at it" (Philbrick).

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

46.

Which type of figurative language is being used in the following example? "Most of the walls are gone, and you can see where the center beam was chewed by the fire" (Philbrick).

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

47.

Which type of figurative language is being used in the following example? "I'm sitting there in the snow squinting up at Iggy and all these cops, there must be a million cops..." (Philbrick).

a)

simile

b)

metaphore

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

48.

What type of figurative language is used in this quote:

""...and then the first really big rocket whams off, a humongous thud!"

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Onomatopoeia

49.

What does the simile mean in the following quote? "Shut up, Loretta!" Iggy says, then he chugs the Bud and squashes the can in his fist and he drops it right on the floor. Which is the first time I notice all the other crushed cans, they're everywhere, the whole place is like a trash can or a big ashtray or something” (Philbrick).

a)

The author wants readers to see how unkept and dirty the place is which is very different from what Max and Freak are used to in their own homes

b)

The author wants readers to see that the people drink too many beverages which is not allowed at Max and Freak's homes

c)

The author wants the reader to see that there are a lot of trash cans in the room which is something Max and Freak are not used to

d)

The author wants the reader to see that Max and Freak feel comfortable in this place because it is dirty and they are used to living like that themselves

50.

Check the quotes that use alliteration.

a)

.."he's mad, hopping mad.."

b)

"...I swear they've been sharpened to look like vampire teeth.."

c)

"I see what Freak has been seeing all along, a cop car cruising.."

d)

"Dinosaurs had brains the size of peanuts.."

51.

A conflict in this story is that Max thinks he is dumb and unlovable. What type of conflict is this?

a)

character vs character

b)

character vs nature

c)

character vs society

d)

character vs self

52.

What can you infer about Max from the following quote? “There’s a place I go inside my head sometimes. It’s cool and dim in there and you float like a cloud-no, you are a cloud, the kind you see in the sky on a windy day, the way they keep changing shape except you can’t really see it changing? It just sort of happens, and suddenly you realize the cloud that looks like a big hand with fat fingers now looks like a catcher’s mitt, or a big soft tv set" (Philbrick).

a)

Max likes to watch tv

b)

Max likes to play sports

c)

Max is lazy

d)

Max lets his mind wander

53.

Theme is a general truth or overall message about people, society, or the human condition that the author is trying to convey through the characters and the plot of the story. It is usually not stated directly, but must be inferred. Which of the following is NOT a theme in Freak the Mighty?

a)

Recognizing the worth of all human beings is important

b)

Getting even is sometimes the most important motive of all

c)

People from all walks of life should be valued

d)

Making assumptions based on appearance can lead to treating others poorly

54.

What are two parallels between the story of King Arthur and Freak the Mighty? Check two.

a)

Both include a character discovering their true potential.

b)

Both include overcoming a "villain".

c)

Both include a betrayal of trust.

d)

Both include the healing power of music.