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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 the "punk" lose when Max runs into him trying to get away from Tony?

2. In daycare, what was Max's nickname?

3. What is Max trying to figure out how to get on the first day of July?

4. 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?

5. What does Kevin call Max when he asks for "Warp factor nine"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Max and Kevin's plan to escape Tony D. at the Fourth of July celebration?

4. Why is it a big deal that Max looks like his father?

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

6. What is going to be Max's reward for being Kevin's "faithful steed" on their journey to the medical research building?

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

8. Why does Kevin say that knights and robots are similar?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Kevin gave Max an empty book right before he passed away. What was Kevin's plan for Max and the book? Why do you think Kevin gave the book to Max? How important do you think the book will be to Max in the future?

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