Maniac Magee 1-41

Why did Amanda carry her books in a suitcase?

• She liked having them with her at all times
• So her brother and sister wouldn't crayon all over them
• She was always reading them

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What are the "finsterwallies?"

• Extreme fear of the unknown
• Severe shaking of the head, especially from side to side
• Violent trembling of the body, especially the arms and legs

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why did Jeffery leave the Beales’ house? 

• He didn’t like living there and having to take baths with Hester and Lester
• The Beales asked him to leave because he was causing problems
• He didn’t want the Beales to get hurt because of him anymore 

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did Maniac and Grayson get along?

• They only pretended to like each other because they were both so lonely 
• Their lives were very similar, and they just seemed to belong together
• They both liked baseball and it gave them something to talk about 

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What gift did Grayson give Maniac at Christmas that was so special? 

• A copy of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
• Four boxes of butterscotch krimpets
• His old baseball glove 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How did Maniac keep Russell and Piper in school? 

• He performed various heroic feats every week 
• He paid them in cash for every class they attended 
• He threatened to leave if they quit going to school

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

How did Maniac keep Russell and Piper in school? 

• He performed various heroic feats every week 
• He paid them in cash for every class they attended 
• He threatened to leave if they quit going to school

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

How did Maniac convince Mars Bar to come with him into the West End? 

• He tricked him into thinking he was going somewhere else
• He offered him a free pizza every week 
• He told him he wasn’t really as bad as he thought he was

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did Maniac take Mars Bar to the Pickwell’s house? 

• He wanted to make sure Mars Bar saw the good in West Enders
• He knew that Mars Bar would be hungry for spaghetti 
• They had nowhere else to go because they were kicked out of the McNab’s house 

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did Grayson feel like a failure? 

• He never made it to the pros in baseball
• He never went to college
• He could not read

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3