WorksheetsFreak the Mighty Test
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 20mins
What did Freak claim was in his squirt gun?
Sulfuric acid
Sodium chloride
Sulfur
Strontium
Who yelled for help when Freak was having a seizure?
Max
Gwen
Gram
Grim
What gift does Freak get for his birthday?
Ornithopter
Computer
Novel
Notebook
Why are Grim and Gram fighting?
Gram wants to get a gun
Grim wants to get a gun
Gram wants Max to sleep upstairs
Grim wants to tell Max about his dad's parole
Why was Max's dad known as "Killer Kane"?
He tied Max up with rope
He locked Max in the run down building
He joined a motorcycle gang
He choked his wife to death
Why did Kevin die?
He died from having a seizure
His heart got too big for his body
His lungs stopped working
He died getting his bionic body
Who came into Max's room on Christmas Eve?
Santa
Grim
Freak
Kenny Kane
What did Max do after he talked to Loretta on the street?
Stay in the down under
Write a poem
Write a book
Go to Freak's funeral
Where does Iggy first take Kenny and Max to hide?
An old RV
An abandoned building
An old woman's apartment
The basement
What food does Loretta offer Kenny and Max on Christmas morning?
Cereal
Pizza
Hot dogs
Donuts
How does Killer Kane keep Max from escaping?
Ties a rope around Max and a table
Ties a rope around Max and the TV stand
Ties a rope around Max and the leg of the couch
Ties a rope around Max and himself
What does Killer Kane do to make it seem like he is an innocent man?
Cries and swears on his mother's grave
Cries and swears on the Bible
Cries and swears on Max's life
Cries and swears on Grim and Gram's lives
What does Loretta Lee say to Max that he thinks about all the way home?
"Nothing is avoidance, you are braver than that."
"Nothing is a drag, kid. Think about it."
"Life is too short, kid. Live a little."
"Don't be selfish. Live for Freak."
What part of the hospital did Max cause damage to after Freak's death?
ICU
Bionics unit
Pediatric ward
ER
What does Killer Kane say to Max when he comes into the down under?
"Yes, my son. I am so proud of you."
"Whoa, they keep you locked up down here"
"I came back. Like I promised."
"Finally, we are back together."This is a wrong answer
Why did Freak say he was getting a bionic body?
He was giving hope and indirect comfort to Max
It was a joke that Max didn't understand
He really was
His mom told him to tell people that
What is the significance of the empty notebook that Freak gives to Max?
It holds only Freak's thoughts
It remained unwritten in because Max was grieving
It was the last gift Kevin ever got from Max
It becomes the novel
Why did Loretta call Freak's dad a magician?
because he likes to perform at birthday parties
because he used to work for the circus
because he disappeared when Freak was born
because he likes to play card tricks with his friends
Out of the ordinary; not typical; unusual
facilitate
aberration
slag
marvel
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 rule
a nickname
a place to live
a place of work
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).
shouted or screamed
written
revealed or given
recorded
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).
simile
idiom
hyperbole
personification
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).
simile
idiom
hyperbole
personification
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).
simile
metaphore
hyperbole
personification
What type of figurative language is used in this quote:
""...and then the first really big rocket whams off, a humongous thud!"
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
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).
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
The author wants readers to see that the people drink too many beverages which is not allowed at Max and Freak's homes
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
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
Check the quotes that use alliteration.
.."he's mad, hopping mad.."
"...I swear they've been sharpened to look like vampire teeth.."
"I see what Freak has been seeing all along, a cop car cruising.."
"Dinosaurs had brains the size of peanuts.."
A conflict in this story is that Max thinks he is dumb and unlovable. What type of conflict is this?
character vs character
character vs nature
character vs society
character vs self
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).
Max likes to watch tv
Max likes to play sports
Max is lazy
Max lets his mind wander
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?
Recognizing the worth of all human beings is important
Getting even is sometimes the most important motive of all
People from all walks of life should be valued
Making assumptions based on appearance can lead to treating others poorly
What are two parallels between the story of King Arthur and Freak the Mighty? Check two.
Both include a character discovering their true potential.
Both include overcoming a "villain".
Both include a betrayal of trust.
Both include the healing power of music.
