Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment Part 6 Summary

Part 6: "Who's Your Daddy, Who's Your Momma?" Summary 

 

Pages 347-422

 

Summary:

After their makeovers, the Flock heads towards the ocean and rests on the shore. While the Gazzy and Angel are playing in the ocean, Angel goes missing but when she reappears it is discovered that she can breathe underwater. That night, the Erasers catch up with the Flock at the beach. Fang and Ari get into a deadly fight, only to have Jeb pull Ari and the rest of the Erasers back, leaving Fang lying limp on the beach. In a surprising show of emotion, Max kisses Fang after telling him to get better. The Flock then returns to the subway tunnels, once again trying to find the Institute. With help from the Voice, Max tracks down the secret entrance. Inside the Institute laboratory, Max finds files on the Flock, including information about their parents, as well as other mutants locked in cages. While the mutants and Flock members are leaving the Institute lab, Ari appears and fights Max. During the fight, Max breaks Ari’s neck. Jeb’s voice echoes after her as the Flock escapes, telling Max that she killed her own brother. Back above the ground, Max discovers that Angel wants to keep a dog mutant she found and after much debate, Fang allows Angel to keep Total. The Flock once again makes camp on a beach and every member looks through their files, discovering who their parents were and that they all lived in the relatively same area. Max agrees that their next move will be to try and find the Flock’s parents and more answers to why they are the way that they are.

Characters:

Total

Important Passages:

Chapter 110 (pg. 347-350): the Flock gets used to their new looks 
Chapter 113—Chapter 115 (pg. 356—365): Angel discovers a new ability 
Chapter 116—Chapter 117 (pg. 366-371): the Erasers attack the Flock on the beach and Ari and Fang get into a deadly fight 
Chapter 118 (pg. 372-373): Max freaks out about Fang's injuries  
Chapter 122—Chapter 128 (pg. 384-399) : the Flock finds the Institute and Nudge discovers a new ability  
Chapter 130—Chapter 131 (pg. 402-408): Ari and Max fight and Jeb reveals a secret 
Chapter 132 (pg. 409-412): Angel gets a mutant dog 
Chapter 134 & Epilogue (pg. 415-422): the Flock look over the files stolen from the Institute and decide to find their parents
 

Recommended Literacy Strategies:

Compare & Contrast: Visualization - draw images to identify similarities and differences (recommended for the Flock members looks before and after their makeovers)
Double-Entry Diary - chart with two columns, the first for a passage or quote from the book and the other for a connection or question related to that particular passage/quote
Visualization - drawing or doodle based off of a section of reading (recommended to use for the mutants in the Institute)

Discussion Topics:

-How do you think the kiss will affect Max and Fang's relationship? What about the Flock's dynamic?
-Do you think that Jeb has any right to be accusing Max after Ari's death? Why or why not?
-How do you think Max is going to respond to killing Ari?
-Why do you think Max has no information about her parents while everyone else does?
-Angel can read minds and breath underwater. Nudge can hack computers by touching them. Max has a voice in her head. What other abilities do you think the Flock could have or develop?

Questions:

-What did Ari mean when he said he wouldn't hurt Max like she hurt him?
-What did Jeb mean when he said that Max killed her brother?
-Will the Flock members find their parents?
-Does Max have parents?
-Will Angel be able to take care of Total or will they have to leave him somewhere?