Freak the Mighty Chapters 1-25 Review – Flashcards
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Who is telling the story?
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Maxwell is the narrator of the story
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Who are Gram and Grim?
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Gram is Maxwell's grandmother, and Grim is his grandfather; both are on his mother's side of the family
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Max sees Freak for the first time in day care. What does Max think of Freak?
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He thinks Freak is fierce, but he thinks Freak's crutches are cool and the leg braces are even more cool
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Identify Him.
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Max's grandparents refer to Max's father as Him.
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Why is Grim concerned about Maxwell?
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He is concerned because Maxwell looks like his father and is afraid Max will inherit his father's character
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What didn't Max have until Freak moved down the street?
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Max did not have a brain until Freak moved down the street.
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Describe the down under. Why does Max like the down under?
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The down under is a little room Grim built in the basement for Max. The paneling buckles in a regular ripple effect, and the carpet smells like low tide. He has the piece to himself with no fear of Gram sticking her head in the door, asking what he is doing.
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The second time Max sees Freak, he is giving orders to the moving men. Describe how Freak looks when Max sees him.
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"...he's got a normal-sized head, but the rest of him is shorter than a yardstick and kind of twisted in a way that means he can't stand up and makes his chest puff out...."
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What does Max retrieve from the tree for Freak?
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It is a plastic bird, light as a feather. Freak calls the plastic bird an ornithopter.
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What observation does Max make about how Freak talks?
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Max says Freak talks "...like right out of a dictionary. So smart you can hardly believe it."
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What does Freak do and say when Max asks him why he calls his mother "Fair Gwen of Air"?
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Max notices that Freak tries not to show he is laughing inside. Freak shakes his head and tells Max his mother's name is Gwen, so he calls her the Fair Guinevere or the Fair Gwen after Guivnevere, from the legend of King Arthur.
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What does Max know about King Arthur?
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King Arthur is a brand of flour Gram uses.
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What is Freak's version of the Arthurian Legend?
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"King Arthur was the first king of England, way back when there were still dragons and monsters in the world. Arthur was this wimpy little kid, an orphan, and there was this magic sword stuck in a big stone. The old king died, and whoever could pull the sword from the stone proved he was the next king. All these big tough dudes came from all over to yank at the sword and they couldn't budge it. One day this wimpy little kid tried it when nobody was looking and the sword slipped out like it was stuck in butter."
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Why is Freak really interested in the knights?
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He believes the knights were like the first human version of robots. Hundreds of years before they ad computers they were already attempting to exceed the design limitations of the human body.
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What does Freak tell Max about robots?
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Robots are not just in the movies. Robotics, the science of designing and building functional robots, is a huge industry.
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What is Freak's mother's reaction to seeing Max?
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She appears to be scared of Max.
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Describe how Max feels when he goes to the place in his head.
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He is floating, it's cool and empty. He feels like nothing, like nobody, like nothing matters.
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What was Gwen's relationship with Max's mother?
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Max's mother and Gwen were good friends before she got married.
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What does Gwen think of Max's father?
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Gwen thinks he is crazy and scary.
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People say that Max is the "spitting image" of his father. Why is it bad for Max to look like his father?
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Everyone in town knows his father is in prison and why he is there.
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Why does Max cry like a baby when he goes to bed after having dinner with Freak and Gwen?
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Max cries because he is happy.
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What happens to Max and Freak when they are walking to the millpond to see the fireworks?
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Tony D. and his gang stop them and harass them. They are "saved" when the gang members run away when a police car drives nearby.
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Identify Blade.
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Blade is Tony D.'s nick name. He is seventeen and has been to juvenile court three or four times.
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Why does Max put Freak on his shoulders at the fireworks display?
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There are so many people around, all Freak can see are feet and knees. People are lifting their little kid up to see the fireworks explode, so Max sort of reaches down without thinking and picks up Freak and puts him on his shoulders.
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Describe what happens to Freak and Max after the fireworks.
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Tony D. and his gang come after Freak and Max. Because he is up high, Freak can see who is coming after them and where they are. He directs Max, who is running with Freak on his shoulders, by kicking him on the right or left. Freak directs Max into the millpond, where they escape but get stuck in the mud.
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How does Freak ad Max get out of the pond after escaping from Tony D. and his gang?
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Freak sees a police car and whistles loudly to get the officers' attention. The police use ropes to pull Max out.
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After rescuing Freak and Max from the pond muck, who does the cop say Max is?
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He identifies Max as Kenny (Killer) Kane's boy.
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When the police officers ask for the boys' names after rescuing them, what name does Kevin give the police?
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He says they are "Freak the Mighty."
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How do Grim and Gram react to Max's being a hero?
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Gram makes a fuss over him, and when Max asks if he could have sugar for his coffee, Grim says, "Of course you can, son." Max has proved himself to be a "good guy," so Grim finally accepts him.
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What does Max think about rescuing Freak?
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He thinks he did not rescue Freak; rather, Freak rescued him with his genius brain.
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What does Gram ask Max to do with regards to the hoodlum boy? What is his response?
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She wants Max to promise her he will keep away from him. Max tells her he will run.
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What has become a habit for Max and Freak when they go out together?
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Freak rides up high on Max's shoulders and uses his little feet to steer Max if he forgets where they are going?
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What secret does Max promise to keep about the Medical Research building?
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Inside is a secret laboratory called The Experimental Bionics Unit. At some future time Freak will enter the lab and become the first bionically improved human.
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What does Freak tell Max when he asks if the transplant will hurt and if it is dangerous?
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Freak says, "Sure it will hurt. Life is dangerous."
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What is the quest Freak and Max have to wait until exactly three in the morning to do?
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The quest is a treasure hunt, only it's not really a hunt because Freak knows the "treasure" is in a storm drain.
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What is the treasure in the storm drain?
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The treasure is a purse belonging to Loretta Lee.
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How did the treasure get into the storm drain?
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Freak tells Max he saw one of Tony D.'s punks stuff it in the sewer.
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What does Max call the New Tenements?
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He calls them the New Testaments or just the Testaments. He has the words confused with a section of the Bible.
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What type of people live in the Testaments?
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Poor people and drug addicts live there.
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Identify Loretta Lee.
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The "treasure" purse Max and Freak find in the storm drain belongs to her. She lives in the New Tenements with Iggy. She knew Killer Kane and Freak's mom, Gwen.
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Why does Max like Freak riding on his shoulders?
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He likes having a really smart brain on his shoulders, helping him think.
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What does Max know about Iggy?
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He is the boss of the Panheads, a bad-news motorcycle gang.
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Why does Iggy let Max and Freak leave without messing with them?
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He did not want to take the chance that Killer Kane would find out he was messing with his kid.
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What does Freak tell Max about his father's leaving after he was born?
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Freak said his mother won't talk about it. All she says is, "He made his decision and I made mine." "But I know he ran away because of me. Good riddance to bad rubbish."
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What happens in Mrs. Donelli's class that gets Max and Freak sent to the principal's office?
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The class makes fun of Max and Freak, chanting "Killer Kane! Killer Kane! Had a kid who got no brain!" Freak climbs onto Max's shoulders, raising his fists and punching the air calling out, "Freak the Mighty! Freak the Mighty!" Then the entire class starts chanting, "Freak the Mighty!"
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What does Freak teach Max that no one else has been able to do?
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Freak has been showing Max how to read a ole book, and it all makes sense.
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How is reading different from writing to Max?
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"...reading is just a way of listening, and [he] could always listen, but writing is like talking, and that's a whole other ball game."
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Why does Max think Mrs. Addison has called him to the office?
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Max thinks Mrs. Addison is going to put him back int he learning disabled class?
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What does Mrs. Addison promise Max regarding his father?
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Mrs. Addison promises Max he would not have to do anything he did not want to. She tells him she will make it very clear to the parole board and to his father's lawyer.
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What happens to Freak while Max is getting him more chop suey?
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When Max comes back, something is wrong, Freak's face is all red and swollen up and he is making this huk-huk-huk noise. Freak cokes on the chop suey.
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Why does Freak NOT want Gwen to hear Max talking about the robot stuff?
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Freak said The Fair Gwen must not know of the plan because the very idea strikes fear in her heart.
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Why does Freak need a new body?
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Freak is growing on the inside but not on the outside.
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While Max is in the down under wrapping Christmas presents he hears outing. Why are Gram and Grim shouting?
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Grim wants to get a gun to protect his family, but Gram doesn't want a gun in the house.
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What does Grim tell Max about his father?
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Grim tells Max his father is up for parole, but he has gone to court and made it so Max's father won't be allowed within a mile of the house.
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On Christmas Eve what do Freak, Max, Grim, Gram, and Gwen do?
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On Christmas Eve they all have dinner and pretend everything is normal, no one says a word about Killer Kane.
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Describe the box and gift Freak gives to Max Christmas Eve. What does Max think of his gift from Freak?
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The box is pointed at the top like a pyramid and wrapped in Sunday comics. When the paper is off there are arrows all over directing Max to a sign that says PRESS HERE AND BE AMAZED. After Max presses the spot all four sides fold down at the same time. Inside the box is a dictionary that Freak had written for Max. Max think the dictionary is the best. Everything else is extra.
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What happens to Max in the night on Christmas Eve?
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His father sneaks into his room and tells Max, "I came back like I promised." Killer Kane clamps his head over Max's mouth. Max feels paralyzed and his head is empty and all there is in the world is a big hand and cool breath like the wind.
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What does Max's father tell him is the truth?
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He says he never killed anybody, and that is the truth.
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What has Max always feared about his father?
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Max always knew his father would come for him in the night, than he would wake up to find him there, filling the room, and that would make him feel empty.
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Where does Killer Kane take Max on Christmas Eve?
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He takes Max to Iggy and Loretta's apartment in the New Testaments.
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Where does Iggy take Max and Killer Kane on Christmas Eve?
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Iggy takes them down a back alley to a door that has been busted open and down a dark hallway. The apartment they go in belongs to an old woman who has gone to visit her sister for the holidays.
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What does Killer Kane want Max to know?
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One thing is that he never killed anybody. The other is that he send presents and letters to Max from prison, which Max's grandparents never gave him.
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What does Killer Kane swear on the Bible?
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"I, Kenneth David Kane, do swear by all that's Holy that I did not murder this boy's mother. And if that isn't the truth, may God strike me dead."
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What is Killer Kane's plan for the future?
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Killer Kane tells Max that they will get a big impressive RV and put a sign on the side: The Reverend Kenneth David Kane or another name to be on the safe side. Then Max will stand out in front of the bus in a real nice suit collecting money in a basket. Max won't ave to steal the money because folks live to give to a man of God.
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Describe where Killer Kane takes Max to hide from the cops.
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He takes Max on the other side of the alley to a boarded-up building that used to be part of the Testaments until a fire burned it out. Everything is black and wet, and old pipes and wires are hanging down. Everywhere under foot is broken glass the color of smoke.
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Who first comes to help Max escape from his father?
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Loretta Lee comes to help Max.
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What is the escape plan Loretta describes to Max?
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Loretta tells Max that Iggy ll keep Killer Kane busy while she gets Max loose. She also tells him that the are enough cops out there to start war, and they will be safe when they get out of this godforsaken place.
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What happens while Loretta is untying Max?
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Two big hands are squeezing her neck. Max sees his father come out of the darkness and it is his hands around her throat, shoving her back.
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What does Max do to help Loretta?
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Max's hands and feet are numb and he can hardly walk, so all he can do is sort of fall on top of Killer Kane and try to shove him loose from her.
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What does Max remember as he sees his father strangling Loretta?
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He remembers seeing his father killing his mother.
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How does Killer Kane react to Max's memory about his mother's death?
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He tells Max he was only four years old and that he could possibly call that event.
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What did Max do when he was four that cost Killer Kane years?
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After killing his mother, Killer Kane locked Max in his bedroom. Max ran to the window and broke it with his hand and started yelling for someone to come and help Mommy.
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Why does Max's father try to strangle him?
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He realizes Max really does remember seeing him kill Max's mother. He thinks he has to "clean this mess up" and get rid of Max, the witness to both the murder of Max's mother and his attempted murder of Loretta.
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Who comes to rescue Max and Loretta from Killer Kane?
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Freak comes to the rescue.
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How do Freak and Max get away from Killer Kane?
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Freak has a squirt gun he tells Killer Kane is filled with sulfuric acid. Freak sprays Killer Kane right in the eyes. While Killer Kane is screaming and scrubbing at his eyes, Max picks up Freak and goes running through the dark toward the stairs.
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What does everyone say will happen to Killer Kane?
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Everyone keeps saying that this time they've got Killer Kane where they want him, for violation of parole, violation of a restraining order, abduction of a minor, and two counts of attempted murder. This time they will lock him up for good.
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What do the newspapers call Loretta Lee?
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The papers call Loretta the Heroic Biker Babe.
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What does Freak tell Max Dr. Spivak says about his unique medical status?
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Dr. Spivak says Freak's unique status as a marvel of genetic aberration makes him an object of intense curiosity. Specialists form the world over are familiar with his case.
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What is different about school after Christmas vacation?
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School is different because everyone is jealous Max and Freak got their picture in the papers. Mrs. Donelli calls them "the dynamic duo" and puts the picture form the paper on the bulletin board.
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What happens to Killer Kane?
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Just before the trial starts, Killer Kane pleads guilty. He makes a deal to serve out the rest of his original sentence plus ten more years.
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Max is still upset about being like his father. What does Grim say to Max?
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"The man is an accident of nature," he says. "All you got from him is your looks and your size. You've got your mother's heart, and that's what counts."
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While walking home on the last of school what does Freak tell Max about remembering?
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Freak says, "Remembering is just an invention of the mind."
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Why is Freak's birthday like two birthdays?
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Freak's birthday is like two because not only is it Freak's birthday, Freak the Mighty is almost a year old too.
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What happens to Freak on his birthday?
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Freak has a seizure and is taken to the hospital.
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What does Max take to the hospital? Why?
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Max takes the old ornithopter bird, figuring maybe Freak will get a chance to look the window and see it flittering by.
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Who finds Max outside the hospital, and where is he taken?
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Gwen finds Max and takes him to see Freak, because Freak is insisting on seeing him.
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Describe what Max sees and feels in the ICU.
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There are so many nurses he can't hardly turn around without bumping in to one. There is all this electronic gear Gwen says is called telemetry. Max is not scared until he sees Freak and how small he looks on the bed with tubs going into his arms and up his nose.
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What does Freak tell Max about The Bionic Unit?
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Freak tells Max The Bionic Unit is on red alert. That tonight they will take him down there for his special operation and that the next time Max sees him he will be new and improved.
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Freak gives Max a book What does he tell Max to do with it?
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Freak gives Max a book with all the pages blank. Freak tells Max to fill it with their adventures.
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What happens when Freak starts coughing in the ICU?
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When Freak starts coughing the doctor and nurses are swarming all over the room and Dr. Spivak tells Max to leave.
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What does Max do with the book from Freak?
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Max put the book in the pyramid box for safekeeping and for good luck.
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What does Max find out when he gets to the ICU?
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Max finds out that Freak has died. He notices that some of the nurses are crying and looking at strange, and all of a sudden he goes nuts.
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What does Dr. Spivak tell Max he says she lied to Freak about his new bionic body.
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She told Max, "You know better than that, Maxwell. You couldn't lie to Kevin. I tried a little fib on him when he was about seven years old, because I didn't think a child could handle the whole truth, and you know what he did? looked his disease up in a medical dictionary."
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How does Freak die?
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Dr. Spivak tells Max that Freak's heart just got too big for his body.
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What does Max do after Freak dies? How does Max feel?
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Max hides in the down under, which is why he misses the funeral and the Fair Gwen's going away . Max feels like a balloon and somebody has let all the air out. He doesn't care if the air comes back because "it doesn't matter if you are going to die the end."
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What does Grim tell Max about living and having Freak as a friend?
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Grim tells Max it isn't how long you have, but what you do with the time you have. He told him he should count himself lucky because most of us go through life and never have a fiend like Kevin.
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How does Max feel when he goes back to school?
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Max hated every minute, especially how people kept feeling sorry for him as if he was the one who died.
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What does Tony D. say to Max when he returns to school? What does Max do?
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Tony D. tells Max it is a shame what happened. Max blows and tells him if he ever felt sorry for him again, he'd put him headfirst in the millpond and pound him down into the mud like a fence post.
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Who does Max see the winter after Freak died, and what does she say to him?
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Max sees Loretta. When she asks him what he is doing, he says, "Nothing." She gives him a long look and says, "Nothing is a drag, kid. Think about it."
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What does Max do with the empty book?
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Max writes Freak the Mighty.
