First edition | Author Rodman Philbrick | Pages 160 | ISBN 0-7857-6594-8 | Followed by Max the Mighty |
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What is Max supposed to do with Kevin’s gift?
Max thinks that Freak will no doubt be able to “invent stuff with it if he feels like it.” When it is Max’s turn to open his gift, he chooses the one given to him by Freak. In typical fashion, Freak has wrapped the
package creatively
, in a pyramid-shaped box that he has made himself.
Why does Kevin give Max a blank book?
In the novel Freak the Mighty,
Kevin is succumbing to his lifelong illnesses caused by birth defects in the hospital
. Kevin gives Max a blank notebook to remember the adventures they have had over the previous year.
What does Max do with the empty book Freak the Mighty?
Q. What does Max do with the empty book?
Max writes a new King Arthur story
. Max writes Freak the Mighty.
Did Max used the blank book to write Freak the Mighty?
Max used
the empty book
to write “Freak the Mighty.” Q. Why can’t Max ever forget the death of his mom? He saw his dad strangle his mom.
Who comes downstairs to Max?
Loretta, despite her alcoholism and subservience to
Iggy
, a gang boss, is sympathetic towards Max because of his low station in life.
Why does Freak need a new body?
Why does Freak need a new body?
Freak’s legs are too small for the rest of his body. Freak’s head is to large for the rest of his body
. Freak is growing on the inside but not on the outside.
How does Max learn Kevin died?
When Max sees Kevin trying to get the bird out of the tree he realizes that there is something wrong- Kevin is very small for his (their) age. Max goes over to help. After their friendship has begun, Max comes to learn that Kevin is more than just small;
Kevin’s growth condition
will eventually take his life.
Why does grim want a gun?
Lesson Summary
When Max is back home in his room, he overhears Gram and Grim arguing because Grim wants to purchase a gun. He
wants to protect the family from Max’s father who was just released from prison
.
Why does Max take a day off of school?
Max learns that, as a result
of Kevin’s birth defect
, his heart has literally gotten “too big for his body.” As a result of Kevin’s death, we learn that Max’s retreat into his “down under” doesn’t allow him to go to school because Max stays in the basement “for days and days.” Therefore, Max is not going to school due …
How did Max feel after freak died?
When he finally comes out, Maxwell feels
“like (he is) a balloon and somebody (has) let the air out of (him)”
. His grandparents try to console him, but in the end, they allow him to grieve and, in his words, feel sorry for himself.
Why is walking to the hospital no fun without Kevin for Max?
Why does Max walk to the hospital?
He knows Kevin probably feels badly about having to go to the hospital on his birthday and wants to cheer him up
. He plans to fly the ornithopter, hoping that Kevin will look out and see it.
Is Max allowed to see Kevin?
Max is not allowed to visit Kevin the first day of his hospital stay
, but Max is too antsy to sit still. He walks several miles to the hospital, noticing how different it feels to walking without Kevin. Max misses the swimming pools turning into moats while the houses become castles.
What is Freak’s real name?
The primary characters are friends Maxwell Kane, a large, very slow, but kind-hearted kid and his friend
Kevin Avery
, nicknamed “Freak,” who is physically crippled but very intelligent. (In the Book, Kevin’s last name is Avery.
What grade is Max in Freak the Mighty?
He is very short, has yellow hair, has weird fierce eyes, and used to use crutches, but now has leg braces or “robot legs” making robot noises around the playground. He never saw Max again until he moved into the duplex in his neighborhood in the
8th grade
.
What did Freak claim was in his squirt gun?
Suddenly, Freak rolls down through a basement window holding a big blaster squirt gun he claims is
filled with sulfuric acid
. He squirts it in Kenny’s eyes. Max puts Freak on his shoulders, and they run for their lives.