Maniac Magee Quiz Ch. 6-11

Which of the following statements does NOT describe dinner at the Pickwell home?

• There were ten Pickwell children.

• Mrs. Pickwell rang a big dinner bell and all of the kids ran home.

• None of the kids were ever late for dinner.

• Mr. Pickwell also invited a taxi driver for dinner.

After dinner, Jeffery ran somewhere that the other kids had only walked. Where was it?

• Jeffery ran up the side of the mountain in his bare feet.

• Jeffery ran along the roofs of the houses on Hector Street.

• Jeffery ran the entire length of the P&W trolley route in one hour.

• Jeffery ran on the railroad tracks with a book in his hand.

Which sentence describes John McNab?

• Job McNab was 14 years old, 6’ 5” tall, and weighed 210 pounds. He threw a spin ball that no one could hit.

• John McNab was 12 years old, 5’ 8” tall, and weighed more than 170 pounds. He threw a fastball that most of the other players could not hit.

• John McNab was 13 years old. He was only 4’ 9” tall, and weighed 100 pounds. He could run bases faster than anyone else could in the league.

• John McNab was 11 years old. He was 5’ 5” tall. He had a powerful arms and could hit a home run farther than anyone else.

How did the play between Jeffery and John McNab end?

• McNab pitched a frog. Jeffery bunted it and made a home run.

• McNab pitched a fastball. Jeffery hit it out of the park, ran after it, and never came back.

• Jeffery pitched his famous Maniac ball. McNab could not hit it and list the game.

• Jeffery pitched a slow ball. McNab hit it, but Maniac caught it in the air and tagged him out.

True of false. The people in the town were talking about Jeffery and his deeds. Someone probably said, “Kid’s gotta be maniac.” Others agreed. Since they didn’t know his real name they started calling him Maniac.

• True

• False

Where did Jeffery sleep?

• He slept in a junkyard full of abandoned cars.

• He slept in the basement storeroom of the library. He sneaked in through a broken window.

• He slept in the deer shed at the Elmwood Park Zoo.

• He slept in the garage at one of the churches

How did he like Amanda’s book?

• He didn’t like it, but did not remember where she lived to take it back.

• He liked the pictures, but could not read the words.

• He liked it but was bored after he read it once.

• He was so fascinated that he read it over and over.

McNab and his pals, the Cobras, found Maniac running in the train rail. They started throwing stones at him. Where did Maniac run to get away from them?

• He ran into the Pickwell house.

• He ran to the Buffalo pen at the zoo.

• He ran across Hector street into the East end.

• He ran up the P&W trestle and ran in the bridge over the river.

True or false. Maniac challenges Mars Bar to a race through the neighborhood. It was unthinkable because no white boy had ever run through the blacks neighborhood.

• True

• False

What happened to Amanda’s book when Mars Bar snatched it?

• Mars Bar set it on fire.

• Maniac got it back and it was in perfect condition.

• Mars Bar threw it in the street and a truck ran it over.

• One page ripped before Maniac brought it back.