Reading Check questions are designed for in-class review on key plot points or for quick verbal or written assessments. Multiple Choice and Short Answer Quizzes create ideal summative assessments, and collectively function to convey a sense of the work’s tone and themes.

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. Where do Max and Freak meet for the first time?

2. Where in his grandparents’ house does Max live and what does he call this space?

3. What does Max help Freak with as he moves down the street?

4. What does Freak call his mother?

5. Why does Max spit up a “yucky mess”?

Multiple Choice

1. Why does Max kick anyone who tries to touch him at daycare?

A) He isn’t able to control his body’s movements.

B) He says he knows what a rotten lie hug stuff is.

C) He says he doesn’t want to be touched or bothered.

D) He finds it funny when people avoid him, so they won’t get hurt.

2. Why does Max say he thinks Grim wants to keep him under observation?

A) He says Grim thinks he’s at a dangerous age and may start setting fires or hurting animals.

B) He says Grim thinks he’ll try to contact his dad again and move back in with him.

C) He says Grim thinks Max shouldn’t be around Gram alone because he can’t be trusted.