Freak the Mighty ~ Chapter 11
1. Why do you think Gram made Max 2. What was the effect of Iggy learning
promise not to go to the Testaments?
that Max was Killer Kane’s son?
a. Gram didn’t want Max to learn about his
father.
b. Gram thought the people there would
teach Max about religion.
c. Gram was afraid Max would get hurt or
into trouble.
d. Gram didn’t want Max to meet Iggy.
a. Iggy told Max stories about the old
times he and Max’s father had.
b. Iggy let Max and Freak leave the
apartment.
c. Iggy tested Max to see how strong he
was.
d. Iggy took Max’s and Freak’s money.
2. Sequence the following events by writing
3. List three words that describe the
numbers to order them.
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The lady calls a large, hairy man
with tattoos over.
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Loretta figures out who Max and
Kevin are.
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Loretta tries to rub Freak’s head
for luck.
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Loretta pokes and tickles Iggy
saying he should find out how
strong Max really is.
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Max knocks on a door at the
New Tenements.
mood of Chapter 11.
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4. Explain the play on words in Chapter
11’s title “The Damsel of Distress.”
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6. Categorize the words in the box into two groups on the T-chart below.
scrawny
blue
tattoos
boss
small, hard
eyes
blurry red
lips
red barbed
wire
cigarette
hairy
Iggy
Loretta Lee
Freak the Mighty ~ Chapter 11
1. Why do you think Gram made Max 2. What was the effect of Iggy learning
promise not to go to the Testaments?
that Max was Killer Kane’s son?
a. Gram didn’t want Max to learn about his
father.
b. Gram thought the people there would
teach Max about religion.
c. Gram was afraid Max would get hurt or
into trouble.
d. Gram didn’t want Max to meet Iggy.
3. Sequence the following events by writing
numbers to order them.
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a. Iggy told Max stories about the old
times he and Max’s father had.
b. Iggy let Max and Freak leave the
apartment.
c. Iggy tested Max to see how strong he
was.
d. Iggy took Max’s and Freak’s money.
4. List three words that describe the
mood of Chapter 11.
The lady calls a large, hairy man
with tattoos over.
___3__
Loretta figures out who Max and
Kevin are.
___5__
Loretta tries to rub Freak’s head
for luck.
___4___
Loretta pokes and tickles Iggy
saying he should find out how
strong Max really is.
___1__
Max knocks on a door at the
New Tenements.
frightening, terrifying, scary
fear, distress, alarming
upsetting, panicking
5. Explain the play on words in Chapter
11’s title “The Damsel of Distress.”
The common phrase is “The Damsel in
Distress.” In literature, the hero
comes in to rescue the female who is
in trouble. In Chapter 11, the reverse
is true. It is a female character who is
causing the trouble or “distress.”
6. Categorize the words in the box into two groups on the T-chart below.
scrawny
blue tattoos
boss
small, hard
eyes
blurry red
lips
red barbed
wire
cigarette
hairy
Iggy
Loretta Lee
blue tattoos
scrawny
boss
small, hard eyes
red barbed wire
blurry red lips
hairy
cigarette
Have students use the graphic organizer for notes. Notice the
notes are not in complete sentences. Glue the organizer to the
left side of the notebook page. On the right side of the
notebook, students use the notes to write the details in
paragraph form.
Chapter 11 ~ Constructive Response – Comparing Characters
Compare Iggy to Loretta.
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CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.5.3 Compare
and contrast two or more
characters, settings, or
events in a story or
drama, drawing on
specific details in the text
(e.g., how characters
interact).
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.6.3 Describe
how a particular story’s
or drama’s plot unfolds
in a series of episodes as
well as how the
characters respond or
change as the plot
moves toward a
resolution.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.7.3
Analyze how particular
elements of a story or
drama interact (e.g.,
how setting shapes the
characters or plot).
Iggy
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Loretta
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Chapter 11 ~ Constructive Response – Comparing Characters
Compare Iggy to Loretta.
Iggy repeatedly tells Loretta to be
quiet.
Iggy
Iggy is more in
control of the
situation and the
one who holds
more authority.
Also, he is the
boss of The
Panheads, this
bad-news
motorcycle gang.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.5.3 Compare
and contrast two or more
characters, settings, or
events in a story or
drama, drawing on
specific details in the text
(e.g., how characters
interact).
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.6.3 Describe
how a particular story’s
or drama’s plot unfolds
in a series of episodes as
well as how the
characters respond or
change as the plot
moves toward a
resolution.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.7.3
Analyze how particular
elements of a story or
drama interact (e.g.,
how setting shapes the
characters or plot).
Iggy is this big
hairy dude, he’s
got a huge beer
gut and these
giant arms all
covered with blue
tattoos and he’s
got a beard that
looks like it’s
made out of red
barbed wire.
Loretta likes to run her mouth.
Loretta is a
bully. She picks
on the boys
trying to stir up
a confrontation.
She calls Max a
retard and
Freak a dwarf.
Loretta wants
Max to prove he
is strong by
fighting.
Loretta
Loretta is a scrawny,
yellow-haired
woman with small,
hard eyes and blurry
red lips. She’s
wearing this ratty
old bathrobe and
she’s smoking this
cigarette and
squinting at us and
making a face.
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