Maniac Magee REVIEW

What characteristic of fiction is found in "Maniac Magee?"

• the author's personal thoughts on a subject.

• information about different cultures

• a focus on one problem or main event

• futuristic settings and science-filled ideas

What is the point of view of Maniac Magee?

• First person told by Jeffrey

• third-person limited

• First person told by Amanda

• third-person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

Mr. S. had the ________________________ to get Chester more steak, so that the cat was fed even though the stores were closed.

• foresight

• distraction

• testimony

• remorse

Kayla's careful attention to the children in the goo goo pit was ____________________________________ to her "love" of little kids.

• premonition

• testimony

• distraction

• forsight

Why had Cobble's knot remained untied?

• That's how Mr. Cobble wanted it

• It was filled with stinging insects.

• It was twice as big as a football.

• It was simply too complicated, moldy and grimy.

How does the author show the knot as a worthy opponent?

• through personification

• through similie

• by comparing it to a yellow jackets' nest

• through alliteration

The sixth graders wanted to ___________________________ the event, because miraculously Mr. S. grew hair.

• contortions

• publicize

• petition

• grimy

Because he was so strong, and the clothes hanger was so bendable, Wyatt (OG) was able to show the class all sorts of _____________________________ during his RAT.

• publicize

• contortions

• grimy

• faint

Which of Maniac's many character traits helps him untie Cobbler's knot?

• laziness

• speed

• patience

• loyalty

The author of "Maniac Magee" would agree with which statement?

• Be careless when approaching a problem

• The main idea and theme are how to untie a knot.

• Comparing the untying of a knot to the pecking of a little bird displays patience,

• Some problems, like the knot, are unsolvable.