Freak the Mighty

Who is telling the story?

• Kevin is the narrator of the story.
• Maxwell is the narrator of the story.
• Gwen is the narrator of the story.
• Gram is the narrator of the story.

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Who are Gram and Grim?

• Writers of the Grim's Fairy Tales.
• Maxwell's foster parents.
• Maxwell's grandparents, his mother's people, HER parents.
• Maxwell's grandparents, his father's people, HIS parents.

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Max sees Freak for the first time in day care. What does Max think of Freak?

• Max thinks Freak is a sad little kid.
• Max thinks Freak is fierce; he thinks his crutches and braces are cool.
• Max thinks Freak is bossy.
• Max thinks Freak is trying to impress the other kids.

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Identify "Him."

• Tony D.
• Max's father.
• Grim.
• Kevin's father.

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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 character.
• 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.

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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.

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Describe the down under. Why does Max like the down under?

• The down under is the prison where Max's father is; Max likes it because he knows his father can't break out.
• The down under is an old, run down playground by the millpond where Max likes to daydream.
• The down under is a little room Grim build in the basement for Max; he likes it because he has it all to himself.
• The down under is the basement in the Testaments; he likes digging through the trash to find cans to sell.

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The second 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.

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What does Max retrieve from the tree for Freak?

• It is a plastic bird.
• It is a football.
• It is a flag.
• It is a kite.

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What observation does Max make about how Freak talks?

• Freak talks like a robot.
• Freak talks like he is King Arthur.
• Freak talks like he is better than Max.
• Freak talks like a dictionary.

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