Freak the mighty 510 comprehension flashcards quizlet. What is most significant about chapter 7 after max and freak outsmart tony d. But it turns out kicker is really just a big softy. Gram is worried people are going to step on freak because hes so little, but it turns out the real trouble comes from the beer swillers 6. There wasnt much that i expected from the book, and i hardly knew anything about it. The two pair up to create one formidable human force known as freak the mighty. The two become close friends, assuming a new identity when max begins carrying kevin on his shoulders. Kevin, or freak, as max calls him affectionately, is one half of freak the mighty from the rodman philbrick novel of the same name. What is tony d nickname in the story freak the mighty. It was received with great acclaim and has sold more than a million copies. The primary characters are friends maxwell kane, a large, very slow, but kindhearted boy, and kevin avery, nicknamed freak, who is physically handicapped but very intelligent. Why are nicknames used to identify characters in freak the mighty.
This chapter is about when the two main character, max and freak are starting to get along with each other. In a small voice i say, tell me what to do, and freak pats me on the shoulder and says, just give me a nanosecond to process the alternatives. Freak the mighty was a book read to me in class for a read aloud. Its a good place to practice shooting his slingshot. This horribly violent act has earned him the nickname killer kane. Chapters 5 and 6 maxs dad they refer to him as him. Blade is an evil character in the novel freak the mighty. Character profile for tony d from freak the mighty freak. What was tony d nickname in freak the mighty answers. In the rodman philbrick novel, freak the mighty, kevin and maxs first major conflict is with tony d. What the cast of the mighty ducks looks like today duration. Freak the mighty by rodman philbrick kevin is as short as max is tall, and crippled by polio, which leads to the nickname freak, but with kevin atop maxs shoulder, they are transformed into freak the mighty and they are invincible. Max and freak first title themselves freak the mighty.
He is the antagonist in the book and has his own gang who tries to attack max and kevin. The novel centers around high school best friends maxwell kane and kevin avery who. A lesson, following on from previous 3 uploaded, which skips to chapter 6 to explore the presentation of tony d used as a midterm assessment. Max is a slow learner stuck in the body of an oversized teenager and kevin freak is a small boy with a near genius brain, stuck in leg braces and crutches.
In daycare, max earned the nickname kicker because he had a thing of. She was glad max and freak were going to be friends and. Outward behavior or bearing examplewhen the teacher asked freak a question, he began shouting freak the mighty and the teachers demeanor totaly changed. Gram is afraid that freak would get stepped on so she asks max to take him to the fourth of july fireworks. Freak the mighty book by rodman philbrick thriftbooks. They are a pair of odd outsiders who combine their abilities to become freak the mighty. What does max mean by the year gram and grim took me over. Published in 1993, it was followed by the novel max the mighty in 1998. Freak the mighty is a novel by rodman philbrick about kevin and max, childhood friends who bond over their disabilities and help each other navigate life max has a. Our narrator introduces himself by telling us he was once nicknamed kicker. Buy a cheap copy of freak the mighty book by rodman philbrick.
Themes courage, accepting differences, friendship, responsibility, dealing with loss i. His first novel, freak the mighty, won the california young reader medal. Inspired by the life of a boy who lived a few blocks away, he wrote freak the mighty, the awardwinning youngadult novel, which has been translated into numerous languages and is now read in schools throughout the world. Freak the mighty story questions flashcards quizlet.
Together, freak and max would devise quick plans for when they are in trouble, especially when they run into the town bully, tony d. In the book freak the mighty what is freaks real name. We learn that even with disabilities, the boys can protect themselves. For example, freak meets mighty and mighty meets freak. And now i can see him, see that pointed white grin and his eyes so dark and cruel, and hes swaggering through the crowd, hes got us surrounded with punks, everywhere i turn theres another mean face trying to look as tough as tony d. For many years he wrote mysteries and detective novels for adults. In the book, grim decides to shoot kenneth if he sets foot in the house, after. A brilliant, emotionally charged novel about two boys. Freak the mighty is a novel written by rodman philbrick.
She remembers him from preschool because she was good friends with maxs mother. Kevin is a brilliant kid but disadvantaged with defects that prevents him from walking properly. Kevin dubs them freak the mighty, and they wander their town using maxs mobility and kevins brain to conjure up exciting quests. Rodman philbrick is the author of six awardwinning novels for young readers. And when hes finished, he has written a book called freak the mighty. Freak the mighty simple english wikipedia, the free. Freak the mighty is a young adult novel by rodman philbrick. He gets this name as often carries a knife and other forms of sharp, violent weapons on him. The main characters in freak the mighty are max kane, kevin avery, kenny kane, and loretta lee max kane is a troubled kid who witnessed his mothers murder. Freak sees a police car and whistles loudly to get the officers attention. Freak the mighty, by rodman philbrick, is a popular middle grade novel about two unusual boys and their friendship. Chapter six freak the mighty wiki fandom powered by wikia.
He outgrows the kicking phase, and now everyone just calls him max. It focuses on max and freak, two best friends who embark on unforgettable adventures. Freak the mighty has way more emotional value than most books ive ever read. Freak the mightyoffers everything you could possibly wish for in a novel. Freak is brilliant for his age, outsmarting the teacher in whatever he says. Below are examples of what a freak type of dictionary is. One is a slow learner, too large for his age, and the other is a tiny, disabled genius. I will include daily quiz questions from this list. Max soon realized that the kidstompers are not the problem, the beerswillers are. But his new neighbor, kevin, in his tiny, deformed body, seems willing to accept him. Is beautiful and has the name of a character from kevins favorite book. But it gets worst as freak speaks but still freak stands. See, when he was little, he would kick all the other kids in daycare.
Chapters 7 and 8 max and kevin like to be called freak the mighty. Freak the mighty is a young adult fiction novel by rodman philbrick. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. He is the antagonist in the book and has his own gang. What is the name for the local tenements in freak the mighty. In this lesson, we will learn more about this character. Mightys dad got out of prison, otherwise he made mightys life better because he got a friend and that gave him courage. The book is about the weird and astonishing adventures of two kids, maxwell and kevin. Max pulls the grate off, they retrieve what they find out is an old purse, and freak explains it was tony d that threw it down there after most likely stealing it. Freak the mighty is a fictional novel by rodman philbrick. It has been over twenty years and more than two million copies, eight foreign editions, and a popular miramax feature film since the world was introduced to this powerful story of a unique friendship between a troubled, oversized boy and the tiny, physically. The primary characters are friends maxwell kane, a large, very slow, but kindhearted kid and his friend kevin avery, nicknamed freak, who is physically crippled but very intelligent. Tony d, who everyone calls blade, stops max and freak on their way to the fireworks.
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