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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 Kevin ask for during Christmas Eve dinner that makes Gram laugh so hard that she has a coughing fit?

2. What does Max compare a pencil in his hand to?

3. What does Max take with him to the hospital to visit Kevin?

4. What does Max's father accuse Grim and Gram of?

5. Why doesn't Max have to testify in court against his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Max do when Mrs.Donalli asks him a question in class?

2. How does Max get his father to stop choking Loretta?

3. In what way is Kevin's thirteenth birthday two birthdays in one?

4. Describe the apartment that Max and his father hide out in.

5. What does Max's father say is the first thing that Max must do when talking to him in the old lady's apartment?

6. How does Mr. Meehan explain Max's inability to do well in school?

7. What happens to force Max to believe that "spooky stuff" happens on all Friday the Thirteenths?

8. Why does Kevin think that his tracheotomy is cool?

9. According to Max's father, what does Hell look like?

10. What happens that makes Max go crazy at the hospital?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

What is your favorite quote from the book? Why is this your favorite quote? Who says it? How do you relate to the quote? Explain in detail.

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