FREAK THE MIGHTY - QUIZ
Matching
Match the definition with the word. (6 points)
1. Converge
________
2. Confirm
________
3. Rubbish
________
4. Divulged
________
5. Scuttle
________
6. Evasive
________
a.
reveal
b.
to get away
c.
to run hurriedly: scurry
d.
to turn toward each other, to come together
e.
support
f.
silly words or thoughts
Multiple Choice: Highlight the correct answer
1. What Freak was referring to when he said, "Magnesium, potassium chlorate,
sulphur, copper!
a) Gwen's cooking.
b) A lab experiment.
c) Fireworks
d) The moat.
2. The problem Maxwell was described to have had at the beginning of the book.
a) He was blind.
b) He was crippled.
c) He was gifted.
d) He had a learning disability.
3. The book that Freak talks to Max about that he is always fantasying about.
a) King Arthur.
b) Night of the Comet.
c) Call of the Wild.
d) The Wizard of Oz.
4. The reason Maxwell's father left prison.
a) He served his entire sentence.
b) He was paroled.
c) He escaped.
d) He was wrongly convicted.
5. What Max said he never had until Freak came along.
a) Brain
b) Tutor.
c) Neighbor.
d) Bully.
6. What Freak was referring to when he stated, "There are two thousand two
hundred and forty-seven known subspecies of hymenopteran insects, Latin
name Formicidae, and none of them are in my pants.
a) Worms.
b) Spiders.
c) Beatles.
d) Ants.
7. What Kevin was referring to when he stated: “They had the brains the size of
peanuts and they ruled the earth for a hundred million years.”
a) Dinosaurs.
b) Ants.
c) Birds.
d) Roaches.
8. Freaks favorite book.
a) Atlas.
b) Freak the Mighty.
c) Dictionary.
d) Rugrats.
9. What Freak told Maxwell he was getting at the Experimental Bionics Unit.
a) A robot body.
b) A new brain.
c) A new mother.
d) A new heart.
10. When Max stated he was going 'down under,' he was referring to his ______.
a) tree house.
b) neighbors house.
c) bedroom.
d) classroom.
11. When Freak recovers Loretta Lee's purse, what term does he use when
describing her?
a) A damsel in distress.
b) A widow.
c) A shut-in.
d) A cretin.
12. Freaks favorite food at school.
a) American chop suey.
b) Hamburger.
c) Tuna fish sandwich.
d) Peanut butter and jelly,
13. Freak stated to Max, "Go East mighty steed!" He was referring to Maxwell as a
_____.
a) horse.
b) carriage.
c) car.
d) buggy.
14. The words Maxwell's father used when referring to his and his son's similar
appearance.
a) Chip off the old block.
b) Carbon copy.
c) Replicate.
d) Twin
15. How Killer Kane described Maxwell's neighborhood.
a) Rats in a maze.
b) Hamsters in cages.
c) Ant in a box.
d) Bird in a tree.
Written Response:
In a paragraph (minimum of 5 sentences), explain why you think that Max and Freak
became friends. What do they have in common? What is so different about them? Does
this work well together? Why?