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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Max think Freak had hidden in his leg braces when they were in school together?

2. What does Kevin do to Max as they cross streets on their "quests"?

3. What does Max describe being "in" when he is laying on the floor of his room after Gwen runs out with Kevin in Chapter 5?

4. What does Max describe as being in his stomach after he agrees to have dinner with Kevin and Gwen?

5. What does Iggy call Max when he tells Kevin and Max to come inside his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Max is watching Kevin jump at the tree in Chapter 3, what does he observe Kevin doing?

2. What does Kevin insist Max must do to insure that he will keep his promise about the medical research building?

3. Why does Gwen call Gram after she left with Kevin in a hurry?

4. Why does Max think Grim never says his father's name?

5. Describe the Tenements.

6. What two things happen after Max "saves" Kevin from Tony D. and his gang? (These things have never happened to Max before.)

7. Why is Max confused by Kevin calling him "earthling"?

8. Where does the name "Freak the Mighty" come from?

9. At the end of Chapter 9, Kevin tells Max about pain. What are Kevin's thoughts on pain?

10. What were two prominent things that happened to Max (as he describes at the end of Chapter 1) during the summer before eighth grade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book is full of both internal and external conflicts. Chose an internal and external conflict for both Max and Kevin. Describe in detail the conflict and why it exists as a conflict for the character.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the book, Max comes to find out about hope. Because of the "little fib" Kevin was told, he was able to live a life that was not burdened by the thought of death. What did Max learn about hope by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Freak the Mighty is a combination of both Max and Kevin. How does this combination make a whole person? (In what ways is Kevin disabled? Max? How does the combination of both make a "whole"?)

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