Freak the Mighty
Ch. 1-12 Journal
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Chapter 1
“The unvanquished truth is how Freak would say it……”
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Skill (flashback, allusion, irony)
Quote “He didn’t look so different back then; we were all of us pretty small, right.” 2
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Chapter 2
“My brain is vacant, okay?”
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Skill (flashback, allusion, irony)
Quote “I must have seen her bringing Freak to daycare, way back in the dark ages,
because next thing I notice is this crippled up yellow-haired midget kid strutting around
the sidewalk giving orders to the beards.” 7
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Chapter 3
“We’ll schedule the installation of a new propulsion unit.”
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1. Character Description: In your own words, describe Maxwell’s appearance and
personality.
Maxwell’s appearance could be described as____________________________________
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His personality could be described as__________________________________________
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2. Character Analysis of Max: Why do you think Max acts the way he does?
There are several reasons that Max may act the way he does. One is________________
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Another is ______________________________________________________________
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A third reason may be______________________________________________________
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Quote “I go, ‘You want this back or what.’ The little Freak is staring at me bug-eyed and
he goes, ‘Oh, it talks.’ I give him the bird thing. ‘What is it, like a model airplane or
something?’ You can tell he’s real happy to have the bird-thing back, and his face isn’t
quite so fierce.” 12-13
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Skill (flashback, allusion, irony)
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Chapter 4
“Grim would be, I suppose, a sobriquet for your grandfather based on his demeanor.”
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3. Character Description: In your own words, describe Freak’s appearance and
personality.
Freaks appearance could be described as_______________________________________
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and_____________________________________________________________________
His personality is__________________________________________________________
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4. Character Analysis of Freak: Why do you think Freak acts the way he does?
There are several reasons that Freak may act the way he does. One is________________
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Another is _______________________________________________________________
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A third reason may be______________________________________________________
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Quote “This time I don’t say huh because then I might have to explain how I’m in L.D.
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Quote “Freak is in the wagon and he’s trying to look back at me, trying to shrug his
shoulders and let me know he doesn’t understand what got into the Fair Gwen, but I
know. It’s pretty simple, really. She’s scared of me.” 20
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Skill (flashback, allusion, irony)
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Chapter 5
“Expel the object’, Freak shouts.”
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5. At the end of chapter 5 Max states “….and I’m crying like a baby. And the really
weird thing is, I’m happy.” What do you think about this statement? Why would he cry
if he was happy? Why is it weird for him to be happy?
Max may make this statement because________________________________________
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He may cry when he is happy_______________________________________________
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It might be weird for him to be happy since_____________________________________
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Quote “Gram is saying, ‘she said—she especially wanted me to tell you this, Max—she
said she’s delighted that you and Kevin are going to be friends. That’s the word she
used—delighted. And she’s inviting you to supper.’” 23
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Skill (flashback, allusion, irony)
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Chapter 6
“Freak says, ‘Cretin. C-R-E-T-I-N. Defined as one; who suffers from mental
deficiency.”
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6. Why do you think Blade chooses Max and Freak to pick on in chapter 6? What kind
of guy is Blade?
Blade chose Max and Freak to pick on________________________________________
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Blade is the kind of guy that_________________________________________________
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Quote “The deal this year is that I get to go with Freak which Gram thinks is a good idea
because she’s afraid he’ll get crushed or something, she actually thinks people are going
to step on him, which goes to show how brainless she can be sometimes, and scared of
everything. I mean nobody steps on little kids down there, so why should they step on
Freak.” 29
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Chapter 7
“They’ve locked on to us. Their trajectory is converging.”
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7. Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting Max and Freak. Compare means to tell
what is similar. Contrast means to tell what is different.
Max and Freak are both the same in regards to________________________________
__________________and to ______________________________________________
and to_________________________________________________________________
Max is different from Freak in that he________________________________________
He also________________________________________________________________
Quote “We’re Freak the Mighty that’s who we are. We’re nine feet tall in case you
haven’t noticed.’” 39-40
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Skill (flashback, allusion, irony)
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Chapter 8
“He’s not running away.’ Grim says, real impatient, ‘he’s taking evasive action.’”
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8. How do Gram and Grim treat Maxwell differently after Max “saves” Freak from Tony
D? Why do you think they change how they treat him because of this incident? What
does the coffee Grim offers Max symbolize?
Gram and Grim treat Maxwell differently after he saves Freak _____________________
They change because______________________________________________________
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The coffee symbolizes_____________________________________________________
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Quote “Gram is looking at the two of us and she gets this Gram-like glow, like this is
how it’s supposed to be, the way things always happen on the Wonder Years, with the
family getting all gooey and sentimental about some numb thing the bratty kid did while
he’s having all his wonderful years or whatever.” 45
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Chapter 9
“Now swear on your heart that the data you are about to receive will be divulged to know
one.
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9. Why do you think Freak takes Max to the hospital? Why was it so important to him?
Max takes Freak to the hospital_____________________________________________
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It was important because___________________________________________________
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Quote “Life is dangerous,’ Freak says and you can tell he’s thought a lot about this.” 53
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Skill (flashback, allusion, irony)
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Chapter 10
“This has been confirmed by visual observations.”
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10. Why do you think Max does everything Freak tells him to do?
Max probably does everything Freak tells him to________________________________
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Quote I’ll bet you anything she’s a damsel in distress. 67
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Chapter 11
“Freak is scuttling around behind me…”
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11. What did you learn from this chapter?
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I learned several things from this chapter. One was______________________________
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Quote Meanwhile Freak is giving met his look like he has no idea what’s going on, and
that look scares me more than Iggy Lee and all his tattoos. 69
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Chapter 12
“Good riddance to rubbish.”
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12. How do you feel about Max? Would you want him as your friend? Why? What do
you think about his life at home and at school?
I feel _______________________________about Max because____________________
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I would (would not) want him for a friend because_______________________________
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His life at home was_______________________________________________________
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His life at school was______________________________________________________
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13. How do you feel about Kevin? Would you want him as your friend? Why? What
do you think about his life at home and at school?
I feel _______________________________about Kevin because___________________
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I would (would not) want him for a friend because_______________________________
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His life at home was_______________________________________________________
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His life at school was______________________________________________________
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Skill (flashback, allusion, irony)
Quote It means sometimes I’m more than Kevin. 77
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