Maniac Magee Quiz (Chapters 1-10)

"And just like that Maniac was an orphan."

How did Maniac become an orphan?

• His parents gave him away.

• His parents died in a train accident.

• His parents died in a plane crash.

• His parents faked their death.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How is the name of the setting, Two Mills, important to the story?

• There were two factory mills in the town.

• Maniac enjoyed both ends of the town,

• The town was split by race.

• There were only two roads.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did Jefferey stand out in the East End?

• He was a good sport.

• He was black.

• He was white.

• He could read.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

In Chapter 1, instead of trying to get a home run, Maniac Magee bunted the frog ball because....

• he didn't want to hurt the frog but he still wanted to be able to hit.

• he was afraid of hitting a home run and getting Mrs. Pickwell mad at him.

• he knew Amanda was looking and he didn't want to be embarrassed.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What was special about Jeffrey catching Brian Denehy's pass and then punting the ball back to Hands Down?

• He was just a little kid.

• He did it running backwards.

• He was talented ad the big boys.

• He did with a book in his hands.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is dramatic irony?

• a comparison between two things using 'as' or 'like'

• when the reader is aware of some details that the characters are not

• when something means the opposite of what is said

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

How was Jeffrey able to eat dinner at the Pickwell's without being noticed?

• He pretended to be a friend.

• He asked on e of the boys who kept it a secret from the rest of the family.

• They had a big table and a big family so he went unnoticed.

• They really didn't care who ate with them.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Which sentence from Chapter 1 supports the idea that Jeffrey's aunt and uncle did not get along?

• "Little Jeffrey was shipped off to his nearest relatives. Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan. They lived in Holidaysburg.

• The music director faced the singers, frozen with his arms still raised in the audience faces began to change.

• Pretty soon there were two of everything. Two bathrooms. Two TVs. Two refrigerators. Two taosters.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

"Later on that first day, there was a commotion in the West End."

Commotion means....

• the quality or state of being alone or remote from society

• an optical illusion

• an apparition, an object of continual dread

• an agitated disturbance, civil unrest

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"This of course was the infamous address of Finsterwald."

Infamous means....

• dumbfounded, astonished

• confused, perplexed

• known for something bad, notoriously evil

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4