Maniac Magee - Ch. 1-5

What was Maniac's real name?

• Jeffrey Lytel McGee

• John Lionel Macintosh

• Jeffrey Lionel Magee

• Joshua Little McGinty

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Which of the following does NOT describe Maniac's early life?

• Maniac lived with his older sister and her husband.

• When he was three, his parents were killed when the trolley they were on crashed into the river.

• His relatives did not speak to each other. They had two of everything. Maniac spent part of his time with each of them.

• He lived with them for 8 years.

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True or False: After the musical, Maniac was screaming. He ran down from the risers and kept on going.

• True

• False

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Where did he go when he left Hollidaysburg? How long did it take him to get there?

• He went to Three Rivers, near Norristown. It took him a week to get there.

• He went to Jeffersonville. It took him six months to get there.

• He went to Five Points, near Schuylkill. It took him two days to get there

• He went to Two Mills, near Bridgeport. It took him a year to get there.

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True or False: Maniac was well dressed, and was wearing new sneakers.

• True

• False

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Who was Amanda Beale?

• She was a teacher Maniac met when he went to enroll in school.

• She was the town librarian.

• She was a student, about Maniac's age, who was on her way to school.

• She was a social worker.

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What did Maniac borrow?

• a book on the Children's Crusade

• money for breakfast

• a jacket

• pencils, paper, and crayons to use in school

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Which statement is TRUE?

• The blacks lived in North Mills and the whites lived in South Mills.

• The blacks lived in Westport and the whites lived in Eastport.

• The blacks lived in the South Side and the whites lived in the North Side.

• The blacks lived in the East End, and the whites lived in the West End.

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Describe Maniac's meeting with Brian Denehy and James "Hands" Down

• They were playing basketball. Maniac took the ball away from James "Hands" Down and scored a three point goal.

• They were playing football. Maniac intercepted a pass, from Brian Denehy, punted the ball, and it landed in the hands of Hands Down.

• They were playing baseball. Hands Down was pitching to Brian Denehy. Maniac caught the ball and caused Brian's team to lose the game.

• Brian and James "Hands" Down were the stars of the track team. Maniac ran faster than both of them during a practice.

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A group of high school kids dumped Arnold Jones into Finsterwald's back yard and ran off. Arnold got the "finsterwallies", or violent shakes. What did Maniac do?

• He threw two of the high school boys over the fence and made them bring Arnold out

• He rang Finsterwald's doorbell and asked if he could have the key to unlock the gate.

• Maniac carried Arnold to the front step. Then Maniac sat on the steps and started reading.

• Maniac helped Arnold climb over the back fence. Then the two of them went to the drugstore for sodas.

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