Before completing this activity, you must read chapters 15 & 16 of Freak the Mighty.
Please answer the questions to the best of your abilities. You may click on the sound button beside each question and answer to have them read to you.

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1. Why is everyone dressed up?

   1.   ?    They are having Christmas Eve dinner.
   2.   ?    They are going to church.
   3.   ?    They are going to a Christmas concert.

2. What did Grim get for Christmas when he was a boy? Why?

   1.   ?    He got a piece of coal because his parents were poor.
   2.   ?    He got a piece of paper with the word "coal" on it because the family was too poor for the real thing.
   3.   ?    He got a horse because he loved to ride horses.

3. According to the story, is there a difference between lies and tales? If so, what is it?

   1.   ?    No. Lies and tales are the same thing.
   2.   ?    Yes. Lies are mean and tales are entertaining.
   3.   ?    No. Lies and tales are both horrible things to tell.
   4.   ?    Yes. Lies are stories and tales are mean.

4. What is Gram's Christmas rule?

   1.   ?    Each person can open one present on Christmas Eve.
   2.   ?    Everyone opens all presents on Christmas Eve.
   3.   ?    Nobody opens presents until Christmas day.

5. What does Max give Kevin for Christmas?

   1.   ?    a new copy of King Arthur
   2.   ?    a new dictionary
   3.   ?    a tool kit
   4.   ?    a gizmo with a lot of tools in it

6. What does Kevin's package for Max look like?

   1.   ?    a big fluffy pillow
   2.   ?    a square box
   3.   ?    a pyramid
   4.   ?    a small rectangle

7. What is Max's gift from Freak?

   1.   ?    "The Legends of King Arthur" book
   2.   ?    a Swiss army knife
   3.   ?    a dictionary
   4.   ?    an empty book

8. What is weird about Max's room on Christmas Eve?

   1.   ?    He can feel warm air.
   2.   ?    He can feel cold air.
   3.   ?    It is very dark.
   4.   ?    It is very bright.

9. Who is in Max's room?

   
   
   Check Answer
   1.   ?    Grim
   2.   ?    Kevin
   3.   ?    Gram
   4.   ?    Kenny
   5.   ?    Max's father

10. What does Max feel about his visitor?

    1.   ?    happy to see him
    2.   ?    paralyzed with fear
    3.   ?    paralyzed with excitement
    4.   ?    a little worried

11. Why doesn't Max want to make a noise?

    1.   ?    he is worried about Grim's gun
    2.   ?    he doesn't want to wake anyone up
    3.   ?    he is playing the quiet game

12. What does Kenny tell Max?

    1.   ?    that he wants to take Max on vacation
    2.   ?    that he didn't kill anyone
    3.   ?    that he wants Max to come and visit him

13. Fill in the Blank with a phrase:
    Kenny says that Max is a _________________________.

    1.   ?    chip off the old block
    2.   ?    loving child
    3.   ?    waste of Kane blood
    4.   ?    great person

14. What does Kenny compare the neighborhood to?

    1.   ?    hamsters in cages
    2.   ?    ants under a log
    3.   ?    dogs in a kennel
    4.   ?    cats in an alley

15. Who does Kenny compare himself and Max to?

    1.   ?    Paul & Silas
    2.   ?    Batman & Robin
    3.   ?    Joseph & Mary
    4.   ?    Lewis & Clark

16. Where does Kenny take Max?

    1.   ?    to his apartment
    2.   ?    to an abandoned warehouse
    3.   ?    to the Lee's apartment
    4.   ?    to a deserted house

17. Why is Kenny mad at Loretta?

    1.   ?    she has a big mouth
    2.   ?    she has been drinking
    3.   ?    she is ditzy
    4.   ?    he doesn't like her.

18. What does Loretta call Kenny?

    1.   ?    Preacher Kane
    2.   ?    Killer Kane
    3.   ?    jerk
    4.   ?    Sweetie