Maniac Magee Chapters 6-9

How many children are in the Pickwell family?

• 12

• 11

• 10

• 9

Who is John McNab?

• a football player

• a baseball outfielder

• a baseball pitcher

• a golfer

What was so unusual about the baseball game in Ch. 7?

• Somebody hit a ball while John McNab was pitching.

• Everyone in the game struck-out.

• It was a 20-0 game.

• They changed pitchers 5 times.

Which of the following did NOT help Jeffrey become known as Maniac?

• He knocked the world's first frogball for a four-bagger.

• Intercepting the Denehy pass and punting back.

• Rescuing Arnold J Jones from Finsterwald's backyard.

• Yelling "Talk, Talk" and running away.

Why did McNab's group stop at Hector Street?

• They were tired.

• It was the boundary between the East and West end.

• They were lost and couldn't find their was home.

• It was the town line between the North and South ends.

After Jeffrey eats at the Pickwell's, the children follow him outside and find him running on what?

• The cinders along the track.

• The wooden rails.

• The steel rails.

• The side of the road.

McNab had the greatest fastball. Jeffrey hit every ball he threw to him, so McNab went and got a ________ to pitch?

• Toad

• Turtle

• Baby chick

• Frog

Even though Maniac had a nickname now, what was he still missing?

• A pet.

• A new friend.

• An address.

• A book to read.

What did McNab and his friends call themselves?

• The Cobras

• The Bears

• The Pythons

• The Tigers

Instead of returning Amanda Beale's book right away, what did he do with it?

• He lent it to someone else.

• He showed it to John McNab.

• He lost it.

• He read it again and again.