Maniac Magee Chapter 16-20

Why was Maniac Magee disliked by some people? Select all that apply.

• He was "white"

• He was better looking and more confident than them

• He was different (i.e. allergic to pizza)

• He went out of his way to beat others at their own game

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.9A

The following is an example of... It was so hot, if you stood still too long in the vacant lot, the sun bouncing off a chunk of broken glass or metal could fry a patch on your hide.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• assonance

• imagery

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why does Jerry Spinelli keep using repetition?

"Such as a kid who is allergic to pizza.

Or a kid who does dishes without being told.

Or a kid who never watches Saturday morning cartoons.

Or a kid who is another color.

• It makes a point and helps the reader hear the tone of the narrator

• It is a symbol of the repeating problems that Magee has with his allergies

• It makes the book easier to read for struggling readers

• It shows that Jerry Spinelli is going crazy

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

What event in the rising action was indirectly caused by the old man with the can-of-worms voice?

• Maniac stopped running

• Amanda Beale kicked Magee out

• Magee gets a library card for the first time

• Magee untied Cobble's Knot

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

What did Amanda do that hurt Maniac's feelings?

• threw away his book

• told him he couldn't get a library card without an address

• snarled and said sarcastic things to him when he came home

• used him to untie cobble's knot for free pizza

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What simile describes cobble's knot? select all that apply.

• as friendly as a nest of yellow jackets

• hard as a rock

• an old friend playing a trick on him [Magee]

• it was described "as a gigantic hairball"

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What did Maniac do that people did not expect while untying Cobble's Knot

• He took a nap

• he ate butterscotch krimpets

• He refused some free pizza

• he failed to untie it

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which chapter starts by breaking timeline to discuss something that happened in the past?

• Chapter 17

  "It was a hot day in August."

• Chapter 18

  "Amanda tried to reason with him."

• Chapter 19

  "If the Wonders of the World hadn't stopped at 7, Cobbles knot would have been number 8."

• Chapter 20

  "They brought out the knot and hung it from the flagpole."

This is an example of...

If the Wonders of the World hadn't stopped at 7, Cobble's Knot would have been number 8.

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Foreshadowing

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What important events happened in the rising action during chapters 16-20? List 3 major events in order.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.W.5.3A