Maniac Magee, Ch. 9-12

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 over it.
• One paged ripped before Maniac got it back.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did Maniac do after Mars Bar offered him a bite of his candy bar?

• He took a bite and gave it back

• He politely declined and made him angry

• He ran away to Amanda's house

• He said no because it was flu season

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Why did Maniac want to look at the front door of Amanda's house before going to bed?

• He wanted to memorize the door color

• He finally had an address and wanted to look at the numbers

• He wanted to see which bedroom window was his

• He wanted to say "Goodnight!" to the house

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Amanda took the torn page from Maniac. To her, it was the broken wing of a bird, a pet left out in the rain."

This is an example of...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What happened when Maniac told Mr. Beale the true story about where he lived?

• Mr. Beale drove Maniac to the zoo.

• Mr. Beale took him to the police station and asked the officers to take care of him.

• Mr. Beale said he would have to call Social Services the next day.

• Mr. Beale took him back to the Beale home. Mrs. Beale agreed that he should stay.

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

“Stone was softer than the kid’s glare.”

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

"No," said Maniac, "I don't think I am bad. I'm not saying I'm an angel, either. Not even real good. Somewhere in between I guess." THIS INCLUDES AN EXAMPLE OF ...

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

"Another one hears it. A faint, tiny noise. A rattling. A chittering. A chattering. And getting louder - yes - chattering teeth." THE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED HERE IS ...

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• idiom