Chapters 4 - 6 Study Guide for Freak the Mighty

Students will answer the questions for chapters 4 through 6

Freak the Mighty

Study Guide

Chapters 4-6

Chapter 4

1. Where does Chapter 4 take place? (setting)

2. What is Kevin’s reaction to the “down under”?

3. Why does Freak call his mom ‘Fair Gwen of Air’?

5. What does Freak compare the knights to and why?

6. What makes Freak so upset his “eyes blaze”?

7. Explain Freak’s opinion of television. Do you agree or disagree with Freak? Why?

8. Does Max like to read? Why or why not?

9. Why does Max think that the Fair Gwen ran away with Freak?

Chapter 5

1. What are the two settings for this chapter?

2. Why does Max go under his bed?

3. How does Max react to Gram referring to Kevin (Freak) as a “poor boy”?

4. Why wasn’t Max excited to have dinner at Freak’s house?

5. Freak explains to Max that his mother is nervous because Max is the “spitting image of  

    your old man.” What else does she says about Max’s father (either in your own words

    or in quotes)?

6. Because of what Gwen says and the conversation between Grim and Gram in Chapter

    1, what do you think Max’s father might be in jail for? Give PROOF—quote from the

    story.

7. How does Max know that Gwen is no longer nervous or scared of him?

Chapter 6

1. What is Max allowed to do for the first time? Why?

2. Describe Tony D. Add these traits to the character descriptions page.

3. What does Tony D. want from Max and Freak? 4. How does Freak respond? What       

     does that show about his personality?

5. Why does Freak think it is okay to “give him (Tony D) lip”? Does Max agree?

6. What is Max’s solution to Freak’s problem of not being able to see the fireworks?

7. While the fireworks are going off, what is Freak shouting? What is Max’s reaction?

Freak the Mighty: Study Guide

The  following is a study guide given to students after reading the first three chapters of Freak the Mighty.  

Freak the Mighty

Study Guide

Chapter 1

Directions:  Answer the following questions in full sentences.

1.     Who is narrating the story? In what point of view is the story told?

2. List FIVE points about how the author describes himself.

3. Who does the narrator live with? Explain how they feel about him.

4. What is Grim’s opinion of the narrator’s father? Give PROOF—quote from the story.

5. When did Kevin and Max first meet?

6. Describe little Freak.

7. How old is Max at the end of Chapter 1? Explain what is happening to him.

Chapter 2

1.     Describe the “down under.” Does Max like the “down under”?

2.     When does the story take place? (setting)

3.     Who are the new neighbors? Describe them. (Make FIVE points).

4.     Describe the meeting between Max and Kevin.

Chapter 3

1.      Max says Kevin “scared” him.  Explain what he meant.

2.     Why is Max waving his crutch at the tree?

3.     At the end of the chapter, where is Max pulling Kevin?

4.     Compare and contrast Kevin and Max.

·       How are they alike?

·       How are they different?

Literary terms from Freak the Mighty

These are the literary terms that students will define prior to beginning to read Freak the Mighty.

 
Define the following literary terms from The Mighty:

alliteration                                 oxymoron
allusion                                     personification
antagonist                                 point of view
dynamic characters                    protagonist
flat characters                           pun
flashback                                  round characters
foreshadowing                           setting
hyperbole                                  simile
imagery                                    sobriquet
irony                                        static characters
metaphor                                  theme

My Best Friend

My Best Friend essays are due. 

READ 180

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With the end of iLeap and Leap testing, we are free to begin our novel Freak the Mighty.  I intend on using my vodcast to introduce the book as well as have students write something about their best friend.  I am so excited about beginning this novel as it is one of my favorites.  After we finish reading the book, I plan on showing my students the movie and have them complete a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the book to the movie.  Not only did I enjoy the book, but I felt the movie did the book justice.