Maniac Magee Ch. 17-20

What happened to Maniac while the children were playing in the fire hydrant water?

• One of the older boys tried to drown Maniac

• The police stopped and asked him what he was doing in the East End.

• He slipped and broke his leg.

• An old man called him "Whitey" and told him to go back to his own kind.

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What was on the wall of the Beales' house a few days later?

• Go Away Maniac

• Maniac with an "X" across it

• Fishbelly Go Home in chalk

• Beales Love Whitey

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Amanda and Maniac had an argument. What did Amanda say that she felt sorry for afterwards?

• She told Jeffrey that if he left their house he would not be able to get a library card, because he would not have an address.

• She told Jeffrey he would never be a real member of her family anyway, so he might as well leave

• She told Jeffrey they were only letting him stay because the was a free babysitter for the little kids.

• She told Jeffrey he would never find a real home because he was a maniac.

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Describe Cobble's Knot.

• It was a sneaker lace that had knots from one end to the other

• It was a large ball of string that no one had been able to untangle.

• It was a necktie that had lot of knots in it.

• It was a rope full of square knots. A Boy Scout troop had made it.

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What was the prize for untying Cobble's Knot?

• The prize for untying it was a free pass to the movie theater for a month.

• The prize for untying it was one hundred dollars

• The prize for untying it was one large pizza a week for a year.

• The prize for untying it was a fifteen minute shopping spree in Cobble's Store.

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True or False: Amanda wanted Maniac give the prize to her parents.

• True

• False

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Did Maniac untie the knot?

• Yes

• No

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"Cobble's Knot was about as friendly as a nest of yellow jackets". This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• personification
• hyperbole
• simile
• metaphor

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Maniac calls the Cobble's Knot a "worthy opponent." This is an example of:

• metaphor
• personification
•  simile
• hyperbole

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At one point Cobble's Knot is described by the newspaper "it was a fuzzy globe." This is an example of"

• metaphor
• personification
•  simile
• hyperbole

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