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Freak the Mighty Comprehension Questions
Chapters 1-15
1. What was Max’s nickname in daycare?
2. What does Max mean by “the year Gram and Grim too me over”?
3. Who is Freak?
4. What does Grim mean when he says that Maxwell is “getting to look a lot like him”?
5. How does Max describe himself?
6. Who is “the Fair Gwen”? How would Max describe her?
7. What is Kevin doing as the movers are moving them into their new home?
8. Why is Kevin waving his crutch up at the tree and trying to jump up and down?
9. Why does Kevin refer to his mom as “the Fair Gwen of Air”?
10. Why is Gwen so worried about Kevin being with Max?
11. In chapter five, why does Gwen call to apologize?
12. Why does Max get to go to the fireworks this year without Grim and Gram for the first time?
13. How does Max get the idea to carry Kevin around on his shoulders?
14. What is Kevin’s plan to get away from Tony D. and his gang?
15. How do Max and Kevin stop the gang from throwing rocks at them?
16. Where does the name for Kevin and Max, “Freak the Mighty,” come from?
17. Why does Max think that Kevin has rescued him, rather than the other way around?
18. Explain Kevin’s connection to the dictionary.
19. What does Kevin tell Max about the Medical Research Building?
20. What is the “treasure” they find, and how did it get into the storm drain?
21. In your own words, describe the tenements.
22. Who are Iggy and Loretta?
23. Why does Iggy tell Kevin that his father was a magician?
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24. When school begins, why do Max and Kevin get to be in the same classes?
25. Why does Mrs. Addison call Max into her office?
26. Why does Kevin have to go to the hospital after the incident in the cafeteria?
27. How does Kevin explain what is physically wrong with him?
28. Why is Max’s father being paroled?
29. At Christmas, what makes Kevin’s gift to Max so special?
30. What do you think is happening as chapter fifteen ends?