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Freak the Mighty QUESTIONS

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Freak the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick

Novel Study Questions

 

Chapter 1

  1. Who is narrating the story?

  2. List five points about how the narrator describes himself.

  3. What is Grim’s opinion of the narrator’s father? Give proof.

  4. Why does Max call the first chapter of his book, “The Unvanquished Truth”?

  5. What does Freak mean when he says “you can remember anything, whether it happened or not”?

  6. Begin a character sketch on Max and Freak.

  7. Complete the Word Wizard process for unvanquished.

  8. Describe the setting for chapter 1.

  9. What are the significant events of chapter 1?

 

Freak the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick

Novel Study Questions

 

Chapter 2

  1. Describe the “down under”.

  2. How does the location of Max’s room “down under” relate to how he feels about himself?

  3. When does the story take place?

  4. Describe the new neighbors.

  5. Add to the character sketch of Max and Freak.

  6. Complete the Word Wizard process for vacant.

  7. Describe the setting of chapter 2.

  8. What are the significant events of chapter 2?

 

Freak the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick

Novel Study Questions

 

Chapter 3

  1. Max says Kevin “scared” him. Explain what he meant.

  2. What gets Max and Kevin speaking in Chapter 3? Explain the situation.

  3. In your own words, give a character description of Maxwell. Describe Maxwell’s personality and appearance.

  4. Complete a character analysis of Max. Why do you think Max acts the way he does?

  5. Why do we care about what happens to Max and Kevin? How does the author make us care about them?

  6. Add to the character sketch of Max and Freak.

  7. Complete the Word Wizard process for propulsion.

  1. Describe the setting of chapter 3.

  1. What are the significant events of chapter 3?

 

Freak the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick

Novel Study Questions

 

Chapter 7

  1. What do Max and Kevin name themselves in Chapter 7? Describe why they chose this name.

  2. Create a double bubble map comparing and contrasting Max and Freak.

  3. When Kevin is on Max’s shoulders, do both boys see the same things? Does Kevin riding on Max’s shoulders come in handy?

  4. Where do the boys have to go to get away from their pursuers?

  5. What happens to Tony D. when he follows Max and Kevin?

  6. What descriptive words does the author use to describe the pond?

  7. How do Max and Kevin get out of the pond?

  8. When asked for their names, what does Kevin reply?

  9. Write the meaning of each vocabulary word in context:

    1. Perspective

 

  1. Trajectory

 

  1. Nanosecond

 

  1. Megaphone

 

Freak the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick

Novel Study Questions

Chapter 8

  1. How do Grim and Gram react to Max’s pond adventure?

  2. How do Grim and Gram treat Max differently after Max “saves” Freak from Tony D.?

  3. What does the coffee Grim offers Max symbolize?

  4. Do you think Grim and Gram’s reactions will change Max’s life any? Why or why not?

  5. How were Grim and Gram’s advice different? Whose advice would you follow and why?

  6. How does Kevin change Max’s summer routine?

  7. While Max provides the foot-power for the Freak and Mighty, what does Kevin provide?

  8. At the bottom of pg.41, Max makes the comment, “Me rescuing Freak. What a joke, right?” Do you think he feels that to be an ironic assessment of the situation? Why or why not?

  9. Write the meaning of each vocabulary word in context:

    1. Possessed

 

  1. Evasive

 

  1. Confrontation

 

  1. Clunker

 

  1. Vegetate

 

  1. Archetype

Freak the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick

Novel Study Questions

 

Chapter 9

  1. What does Freak reply when Max asks, “How do you know which way is East?”

  2. What is the destination of Freak the Mighty in Chapter 9? Why?

  3. Does Max believe Freak’s explanation about their destination and what he is going to under go? How can you tell?

  4. Why do you think Freak takes Max to the hospital? Why was it so important to him?

  5. What does Max understand about the quest once he gets there? Do you think Freak would share this place with any one else? Why or why not?

  6. What statement or incident in chapter 9 is an example of amplification?

  7. Write the meaning of each vocabulary word in context:

    1. Artifact

 

  1. Avarice

 

  1. Yonder

 

  1. Incision

 

  1. Divulged

 

  1. Bionic

 

  1. Modification

Freak the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick

Novel Study Questions

 

Chapter 10

  1. What is the purpose of the next quest for Freak the Mighty? Why don’t the boys have to hunt?

  2. In what way is this quest to be different from others?

  3. What does Freak the Might retrieve from the storm drain? What would you do with something you have found? Why?

  4. Why do you think Max does everything Freak tells him to do?

  5. Write the meaning of each vocabulary word in context:

    1. Smug

 

  1. Teleportation

 

  1. Optimum

 

  1. Retrieval

 

  1. Damsel

 

  1. Confirmed

 

 

Freak the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick

Novel Study Questions

 

Chapter 11

  1. What does Kevin explain to Max about quests and a promise? Do you agree or disagree with Kevin? Why?

  2. What do Kevin and Max each gain by being Freak the Mighty? What are some additional pluses for the two boys?

  3. Who does Freak the Might meet when returning the purse? Describe both characters.

  4. Why is Freak the Mighty allowed to leave the Lees’ apartment without being harmed?

  5. What did you learn from this chapter? Is there a moral?

  6. Write the meaning of each vocabulary word in context:

    1. Oaths

 

  1. Reconsider

 

  1. Fidgety

 

  1. Hombre

 

  1. Scuttle

 

Freak the Mighty

by Rodman Philbrick

Novel Study Questions

 

Chapter 12

  1. Why is Max allowed to be in the same classes with Kevin?

  2. How do you think Kevin could get around school without Max?

  3. How does Kevin restore order in English class on the first day of school? Why do you think this works?

  4. What does Kevin do to show Mrs. Donelli how he is sometimes more than Kevin?

  5. The author uses a simile on the bottom of page 76 to compare the look the English teacher, Mrs. Donelli, has on her face to a different look. What is it? Find 2 additional similes in Chapters 11 and 12. Copy the simile and tell what is being compared.

  6. Write the meaning of each vocabulary word in context:

    1. rubbish

 

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