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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. When did Freak move down the street from Max?

2. Who used Kevin's compass in the past?

3. What nickname was Max given when he was in third grade?

4. Who does Max call "Fair Gwen of Air"?

5. What is the first thing Max says to Kevin when they first meet in Kevin's backyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Max amazed by the mechanical bird Kevin has?

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

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

4. Describe the Tenements.

5. Describe Max's room.

6. What does Kevin do to save him and Max from Tony D. on the Fourth of July?

7. Explain the details surrounding Max's second meeting with Freak.

8. How does Kevin seem to feel as Max pulls him over to his room for the first time?

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

10. Why does Max think Kevin is so small?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is not until Max meets, and befriends, Kevin that he comes to excel in school. Why did it take his friendship with Kevin to pull Max out of his educational "box"? What does Kevin do that helps Max intellectually?

Essay Topic 2

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"?)

Essay Topic 3

What character from the book do you identify with the most? Name the character and list the characteristics that you believe align with the type of person that you are.

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