Name _________________________________________ Freak the Mighty Quiz #1 chs. 1-9
Choose the best answer.
1. Who is telling this story?
A) Max
C) Kevin
B) Freak
D) Grim and Gram
2. Why is Max given the nickname of “Kicker” while in day care?
A) He likes to kick-box
B) He was a great kickball player
C) He kicks anyone who touches him
D) He was an amazing football player
3. What happens on the first day in July in Max’s neighborhood?
A) The school is on fire
B) Summer school starts
C) Grim and Gram begin taking care of Max
D) Kevin moves down the block
4. Kevin can best be characterized as what?
A) Tall
C) Strong
B) Handicapped
D) Unintelligent
5. Why does Max go into Kevin’s backyard?
A) To kick him
C) To assist him in getting something out of the tree
B) To beat him up
D) Gwen asked him to
6. What is the “Down Under”?
A) A country called Australia
C) A hole in the backyard
B) Max’s bedroom
D) Kevin’s basement
7. What is an American Flyer?
A) A wagon
C) An ornithopter
B) An airplane
D) An ice-cream treat
8. Why is Kevin so interested in King Arthur?
A) He likes kings
B) He likes people named Arthur
C) He believes King Arthur and his men were like the first robots
D) He thinks round tables are better than square ones
9. Max can best be described as what?
A) Short
C) Loving
B) Learning disabled
D) Smart
10. What does Max believe about Gwen at the end of Chapter Four?
A) Gwen is a mean mother
B) Gwen is afraid of him
C) Gwen wants to give up Kevin
D) Gwen thinks Max is dumb
11. Where does Max go in order to get to his time out?
A) On his bed
B) In the corner
C) Under his bed
D) Under the covers of his bed
12. Why is Gwen so startled to see Max?
A) He is so tall
C) He looks like his mother
B) He looks just like his father
D) He is so small
13. Why is this Fourth of July so special for Max?
A) Max gets to see the fireworks without Grim and Gram for the first time
B) Max spends the day with his mom
C) Max spends the day with his dad
D) Both B and C
14. What happens to Max and Kevin on the way to the millpond?
A) They get lost
B) They find money
C) They decide to get sodas
D) They are stopped by Tony D.
15. Why does Max put Kevin on his shoulders?
A) Kevin is tired from walking
C) Kevin could see the fireworks better
B) Max is joking around with him
D) Gwen asked Max to do this
16. Where do Max and Kevin end up after the fireworks?
A) The pond
B) The candy shop
C) The tenements
D) In jail
17. How do Grim and Gram treat Max after the night’s adventure?
A) Max is punished
B) Max is given a stern lecture
C) Max is treated like a hero
D) Max is given a trophy
18. When Max asks Kevin, “How do you know which way is East,” how does Kevin respond?
A) Kevin shrugs and says he just knows these things
B) Kevin shows Max a compass
C) Kevin replies, “Doesn’t everybody know?”
D) Kevin answers that he isn’t really sure
19. What is the destination of Freak the Mighty in Chapter 9?
A) The tenements
C) The new Medical Research building
B) The millpond
D) School
20. Why does Freak the Mighty make this their destination?
A) Kevin believes a whole new body is being developed for him
B) Max lost his shoes at the pond and needs to retrieve them
C) Kevin has a friend who lives in the tenements and wants to visit him
D) They need to take a summer class before school starts up again
Graphic Organizer
Name two things (from Chapter 9) Kevin makes up to make life more interesting.
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Short Response
What is so important about the place that Kevin brings them to? Explain where
they went and the importance of this place to Kevin.
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