100 POINTS

For anyone who has read freak the mighty, please answer these questions.

Chapter 1
1. Who is narrating the story? In what point of view is the story told?

2. List FIVE points about how the author describes himself. Add these traits to the character descriptions page.
3. Who does the narrator live with? Explain how they feel about him.
4. What is Grim's opinion of the narrator's father? Give PROOF-quote from the story.
5. When did Kevin and Max first meet?
6. Describe little Freak. Add these traits to the character descriptions page.
7. How old is Max at the end of Chapter 1? Explain what is happening to him.

Chapter 2
1. Describe the "down under." Does Max like the "down under"?
2. When does the story take place? (setting)
3. Who are the new neighbors? Describe them (Make FIVE points). Add these traits to the character descriptions page.
4. Describe the meeting between Max and Kevin.

Chapter 3
1. Max says Kevin "scared" him. Explain what he meant.
2. Why is Max waving his crutch at the tree?
4. At the end of the chapter, where is Max pulling Kevin?
5. Use a Venn Diagram or a double bubble to compare Max and Kevin.
How are they ALIKE? How are they DIFFERENT?
Max Kevin

Chapter 4
1. Where does Chapter 4 take place? (setting)
2. What is Kevin's reaction to the "down under"?
3. Why does Freak call his mom 'Fair Gwen of Air'?
5. What does Freak compare the knights to and why?
6. What makes Freak so upset his "eyes blaze"?
7. Explain Freak's opinion of television. Do you agree or disagree with Freak? Why?
8. Does Max like to read? Why or why not?
9. Why does Max think that the Fair Gwen ran away with Freak?

Chapter 5
1. What are the two settings for this chapter?
2. Why does Max go under his bed?
3. How does Max react to Gram referring to Kevin (Freak) as a “poor boy”?
4. Why wasn’t Max excited to have dinner at Freak’s house?
5. Freak explains to Max that his mother is nervous because Max is the “spitting image of your
old man.” What else does she says about Max’s father (either in your own words or in
quotes)?
6. Because of what Gwen says and the conversation between Grim and Gram in Chapter 1, what do you think Max’s father might be in jail for? Give PROOF—quote from the story.
7. How does Max know that Gwen is no longer nervous or scared of him?