Maniac Magee

Why does Maniac Magee have to go and live with Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan?

• His parents have given them temporary custody while they travel out of the country.
• He is tired of living under his parent's strict rules.
• His parents are killed in a trolly crash, and he is forced to live with them.
• His parents have moved and he lives with his aunt and uncle so he does not have to change schools.

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Why did Maniac think Amanda Beale was also running away?

• She was running really fast

• She was crying

• She was carrying a suitcase

• She was hitchhiking

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Why was Jeffery named Maniac

• He hit a frog ball

• He rescued Arnold Jones from Finsterwald's backyard

• He intercepted Brian Denehy 's pass

• All of the above

Why is it so easy for Maniac to blend in with the Pickwell family at supper?

• They all have the same color hair.
• There are so many children, nobody notices there is an extra one.
• The Pickwells are playing a ballgame, and they are all in uniform.
• He looks just like the Pickwells.

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Which of the following is NOT something that Maniac loves about living at the Beale's home?

• The time right after Hester and Lester go to sleep
• Attending church
• Walking Bow Wow
• Sharing the A encyclopedia with Amanda

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What is Maniac's real name?

• Jeffery Lion Magee

• Jeffery Lionel Magee

• Jeffery Lonely Magee

• Jeffery Lord Magee

Mars Bar Thompson confronted Maniac. He offered him a bite of his candy bar. When Maniac took a bite, there was dead silence on the street. Why?

• Maniac dropped the candy bar

• Mars Bar never offered anyone a bite

• people don’t eat after each other especially white/black at this time

• Maniac and Mars Bar were not friends

Mars Bar and some friends followed Maniac and backed him against a wall.  What happened next?

• A woman in the neighborhood hit Mars Bar and the others with her broom and chased them away.
• A policeman saw them and stopped the fight.
• Amanda found them.  She kicked Mars Bar; then she invited Maniac back to her house.
• Maniac jumped over the wall and ran away.

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What is the KEY DIFFERENCE between East End and West End?

• West End is Black and East End is White

• East End is White and West End is Black

• West End is White and East End is Black

• West End is Democratic and East End is Conservative

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In paragraph 2, the comparison of Cobbie's Knot to a "nest of yellowjackets" suggests that -

• Maniac will be able to untie it easily
• the spectators will be unfriendly
• it will not be easy to untie the knot
• the knot is very large and heavy

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