Maniac Magee Ch. 16 - 19

Maniac is a legendary athlete and character, but he is blind to ________________________________ .

• all the bullying around him.

• how traffic moves in a big city.

• all the racism around him.

• the disparity between rich and poor

Maniac appears to have run away again because _____________________________________________ .

• he is allergic to pizza

• he feels bad because of the graffiti on the wall, Fishbelly Go Home

• he's tired of always being on the run.

• he's moving back to his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan's house.

Amanda and Maniac argue about Maniac running away. She goes too far when she says, " ________________________ !"

• You won't get any pizza!

• you need to face your fears

• You're a loser runaway

• You can't get a library card without an address

Amanda comes up with a plan to get Maniac to stay at her house. Her plan is __________________________________________ .

• to get Maniac to join the local football team.

• He can get a job and help pay the rent

• join up with Mullet Fingers and save the owls!

• Get Maniac to tackle Cobble's Knot

(choose all that apply) Cobbles Knot is a volleyball sized knot. Name the two people that have failed trying to untie the knot.

• A pickpocket

• Mrs. Beale's grandfather

• Hands Down

• a magician

What is the prize for solving the knot?

• a pizza every day for a year

• a pizza every week for a year

• a pizza of your choice and $100.

• a pizza and 60 seconds with the candy counter

(choose all that apply) Choose all the evidence that shows Amanda and her family really want Maniac to live with them.

• Mrs. Beale makes him cakes.

• Amanda has a plan to get him to untie the know at Cobble's Corner

• They have given him a really nice trailer to live in

• he basically does everything with the family: eats, plays, cleans, bathes, reads and takes the dog Bow Wow for a run.

Maniac seems to get his frustration out by _______________ .

• playing chess Mr. Beale.

• running in the early morning

• playing with the dog, Bow Wow

• playing with Hester and Lester

Mr. Beale makes Maniac feel at home by ____________________ .

• taking him to church

• setting up a bedroom for him

• having Maniac help him mow the lawn.

• having Maniac meet with the neighbor kid, Auggie.

What evidence do we have that shows Maniac is really comfortable being homeless?

• He keeps his grocery cart ready to move out.

• He keeps running away.

• He has lots of homeless friends.

• He doesn't sleep in a bed. He sleeps on the floor.