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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 does Max notice about the toys laying around at the tenements?

2. What is Kevin trying to get that he is waving his crutch at?

3. According to Kevin, what "always lies over the next horizon"?

4. What is the name of King Arthur's queen?

5. What does Max say the smell of makes a person thirsty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Iggy tell Loretta that the boys have to leave their apartment?

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

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

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

5. Why was Max called "Kicker" in daycare?

6. According to Max, who lives in the Tenements?

7. How does Kevin get Max to cross the "dangerous bridge"?

8. Describe Max's room.

9. Describe Loretta, the first time that Max and Kevin see her.

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

Freak the Mighty (Max and Kevin) show courage throughout the book. Choose three circumstances where Freak the Mighty shows courage and explain why their actions were courageous.

Essay Topic 2

Family comes to mean more to Max by the end of the book given all that he has been through. Discuss what Max comes to learn about the importance of family. In what ways does Max find out family is important? What did Max think about family before the book ended? What events changed Max's mind about the importance of family?

Essay Topic 3

Max and Kevin are both bullied throughout the novel. They are both bullied by Tony D, Loretta and Iggy, and Ken Kane. Describe the ways in which both are bullied and how they deal with the bullying.

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