Name __________________________

Freak The Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick

Summer Reading, 2017

Jefferson Middle School

Rising 8th Graders

Directions: As you read the novel, complete the work included in this pack. Note that

the work is organized as pre-reading, a chapter-by-chapter reading & response guide,

and a post-reading written response.

I. Pre-Reading

Note: It can be extremely helpful to sort of preview a novel before diving in and

beginning your reading and study of that novel. Complete the work below to walk you

through that process for Freak The Mighty.

1. Title & Author: _____________________________ by _________________________

2. Number of Pages: __________

3. Check out the title, front cover, back cover (read what it says on the back) and

flip through to see if there are any illustrations. What are your first

impressions after doing these things?

________________________________________________________________________

4. What questions do you have now, before you read? Think about things you’d

like to know more about, or that puzzle or confuse you after your pre-reading:

________________________________________________________________________

II. Character Chart

Note: Complete the following chart as you read, adding information as you

encounter a new character or learn more about one you already know. This should

be an ongoing thing as you make your way through the novel.

Character

Nickname & Relation

To Other Character(s)

Description (physical, personality traits,

etc…)

Max

Kevin

Grim

Gram

Gwen

Tony D.

Mrs.

Addison

Loretta Lee

Iggy

Kenny Kane

III. Chapter by Chapter Responses

Chapter 1

1. Who is narrating the story? What is the narrative voice/point of view? (If you

need to look it up, google “narrative point of view” and decide if this is a first

person or third person narrative).

________________________________________________________________________

2. With whom does the narrator live? How do they feel about him?

________________________________________________________________________

3. What is Grim’s opinion of the narrator’s father? Provide one piece of text

evidence (a quote from the story) that supports your answer.

________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 2

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

________________________________________________________________________

2. Describe the meeting between Max and Kevin, going into detail about how

each first seemed to feel about the other. Give two pieces of text evidence

(quotes) to support your answer.

________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 3

1. Explain Max’s fear of Kevin.

________________________________________________________________________

2. Why, in the story, is Kevin seen waving his crutch at a tree?

________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 4

1. What makes Freak so upset his “eyes blaze?

________________________________________________________________________

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

________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 5

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

________________________________________________________________________

2. How does Max know that Gwen is no longer nervous about him?

________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 7

1. What does Kevin see when he is on Max’s shoulders?

________________________________________________________________________

2. What is Max’s Father’s name? Can you infer anything about their relationship?

________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 9

1. Describe Freak and Max’s quest, and make an inference or draw a conclusion

regarding its significance (why it’s important to one or both of them).

________________________________________________________________________

2. Why are robots so important to Freak, and how might he imagine his life

being different because of them?

________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 11

1. Describe The Testaments (three specific details).

________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 14

1. Analyze the argument between Grim and Gram. Why are they yelling at each

other? Describe the position (the opinion) of each. With whom do you agree,

and why?

________________________________________________________________________

2. Why does Grim go to the “Down Under?” What can you infer from this

regarding their relationship?

________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 17

1. Where does Iggy take Max and his father?

________________________________________________________________________

2. Do you think Grim and Gram are being truthful regarding the “gifts and

letters” Max’s father says he sent him from prison? Make an inference about

their motivations based on your answer.

________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 20

1. Describe and analyze Freak’s heroism in this chapter. What did he do, and

what trait(s) did he possess that allowed him to do it?

________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 23

1. Analyze Freak’s motivations for his response to Max when he (Max) asks

him when he’s coming home.

_____________________________________________________________________

Chapter 25

1. Analyze the following statement, written by Max (you can consider it a quote

from Max): “For a long time I felt like I was a balloon and somebody had let

the air out of me.”

________________________________________________________________________

IV. Written Response. Respond to the following prompt with a well-written,

three-paragraph response. You should take care to address the specifics of

the prompt and adhere to the following requirements:

 Your response should have a beginning, middle and end (introductory

paragraph, body paragraph and short concluding paragraph).

 Your response should contain a minimum of two pieces of text evidence

(quotes) from the novel that support your ideas.

 Your response should adhere to the conventions of standard written English. It

will be graded as a rough draft, but careless spelling, capitalization and

punctuation errors should be avoided.

 Do not count sentences to determine the length of a paragraph. Your middle

(body) paragraph will be a long one, and if it takes 10 or more sentences, then

that’s what it should contain.

Prompt: Both Freak and Max feel (or know) that they are different, and their perceptions of

their own differences rests on something they don’t have (that they imagine all, or most, other

kids do have). Analyze how they help each other by providing the other with what he lacks.

What does Max provide for Freak? What does Freak provide for Max? How does this

relationship help each boy?

______________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

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