Maniac Magee Chapter 26 and 27

Chapter 26: What would Maniac do as he listened to Grayson's stories about baseball?

• Eat Krimpets

• Pull out one of Grayson's bats, balls, or mitt

• Drift off to sleep

• Laugh at his stories

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What does Grayson teach Jeffrey at the beginning of Chapter 26?

• How to pitch

• How to put up a fence

• How to make a zep

• How to take care of the park

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Chapter 26: What is the name of Grayson's special pitch?

• curve ball

• go pitch

• stopball

• fast pitch

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Chapter 26: What does Maniac do with the money that Grayson gives him? What does this tell you about Maniac?

• He buys butterscotch Krimpets. This shows that he loves eating them.

• He buys books from the library. This shows that he loves to read and learn.

• He buys baseball equipment. This shows he want to play baseball like Grayson.

• He buys cookbooks. He wants to be a chef.

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Chapter 26: What new information do you learn about Grayson?

• He doesn't know how to throw a stopball.

• He doesn't like to read.

• He doesn't like Krimpets.

• He doesn't know how to read.

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Chapter 27: Based on the information in this chapter, what do Grayson and Maniac both have in common?

• They both loved the zoo.

• They both struggled in school.

• They both had parents that did not support them.

• They both ran away

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Chapter 27: What can you infer Woolworth's is?

• A farm

• A park

• A store

• A school

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Chapter 27: What is Manic teaching Grayson?

• He is teaching him how to read.

• He is teaching him how to pitch.

• He is teaching him how to draw.

• He is teaching him how to untie knots.

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Chapter 27: Identify the type of figurative language in the following quote: "Pretty soon c saw who was the boss and gave up the fight. But even at their orneriest, consonants were fun."

• simile

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

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Chapter 27: What is the purpose of comparing reading vowels to playing baseball? (bottom of page 101)

• To show how easy reading came to Grayson.

• To show that reading vowels were a struggle for Grayson.

• To show that Maniac was a good teacher.

• To show that Grayson was better at reading than baseball.

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