Freak the Mighty Ch. 1-3

On page 3, Max said, "Grim never says my father's name, just Him, like his name is too scary to say."

What can you infer about Max's father?

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

On page 5, Max said, "Grim has it fixed in his head I'm at a dangerous age and they need to keep me under observation."

How do people typically view Max?

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

"I never had a brain until Freak moved down the street" pg. 4

What does this example of figurative language mean?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"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. The unvanquished truth, is how Freak would say it, and for a long time it was him who did the talking." pg. 1

What is the possible meaning of the word unvanquished?

• not able to be defeated

• mysterious

• able to be defeated

• false

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

"There's this one scraggly tree behind the little freak's house, right? Like a stick in the ground with a few wimped-out branches."

Which key word from the sentence above suggests the word scraggly means thin?

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"So I go over there to his back yard, trying to be really quiet, but I'm no good at sneaking up, not with those humongous feet, and he turns and faces me with that crutch raised up like he's ready to hit a grand slam on my head."

What does the phrase in bold mean?

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4