Maniac Magee Part 2 Review

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings or synonyms.

•  Languished

• Training teams for Major league sports

•  Meandering

• Skills that become weak or feeble from prolonged inactivity or lack of use.

•  Repertoire

• Entire stock of skills, techniques, or works in a particular field or job; bag of tricks

• Worm (v.)

• Creeping into your mind in a stealthy and persistent manner.

• Minor League

• To wander around aimlessly, take a winding course

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Where was Maniac living when he met Grayson?

• a. A homeless shelter

• b. A cardboard box in an alley

• c. The buffalo pen

• d. In a hollow tree in the park

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Use quote below to answer question 12: "Where you think you're gonna stay?" Maniac's answer was prompt: "The baseball room. It's perfect." A tiny idea was beginning to worm its way into Grayson's head; Which of the following can you infer is most likely Grayson's tiny idea?

• Taking Maniac back to the Beale's

• Finding a job at the park for Maniac

• Letting Maniac live with him

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which of the following best describes the relationship between Grayson and Maniac?

• They have a father/son type relationship

• They have a love/hate relationship

• They are only acquaintances

• They have a caring friendship in which they help one another

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Which of the following is NOT a comparison of Grayson and Maniac?

• They both graduated from high school

• Each of them had unhappy homes

• Both learn new things from the other

• Each of them works at the zoo

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Use quote below to answer question 15: "He held the cold, limp, hand that had thrown the pitch that had struck out Willie Mays, that had betrayed the old man's stoic ways by giving him a squeeze." What is the tone of the above passage?

• Critical

• Irritated

• Respectful

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does this passage reveal about Grayson?

“Well,…it’s the same.  There’s bathtubs and refrigerators and rugs and TVs and beds….” Grayson was wagging his head.  “Ain’t that somethin’…ain’t that somethin…

• He doesn’t know much about white people.

• He doesn’t realize that black people are a lot like white people.

• He doesn’t like black people.

• He doesn’t think black people and white people should live together.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

According to this passage, why does Maniac not want to go stay with Grayson?

“Uh, I was thinking; uh maybe you want to come over to my place….” 

The grizzled, gray old parkhand could never know how much Maniac was tempted or how deeply the offer touched him.  Neither could Maniac explain that the bad luck he always seemed to have with parents had led him to the conclusion that he’d better stick to himself.”

• He is afraid that like before, something will go wrong and he will be hurt again.

• He is secretly afraid of the old man.

• He enjoyed living all alone.

• He does not like the smell of Grayson’s house.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.5.2

From this passage, the reader can infer that Grayson is ________ about not making it to the Major League.

“Couldn’t never make it to the Majors.”  There was a frayed weariness in the old man’s words, as though they long-since worn out.

• Disappointed
• Happy

• Excited

• Delusional

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Use the quote below to answer question 19: "He showed them to the old man. Ancient, back-broken math books, flaking travel books, warped spellers, mangled mysteries, biographies, music books, astronomy books, cookbooks. 'What the matter?' said the old man. 'Can’t you make up your mind what kind you want?' The kid laughed. 'I want them all.' He threw his hands out. 'I’m learning everything!'" Why is this bolded quotation most likely included in this part of the novel?

• To tell how Maniac feels about Grayson

• To show that Maniac yearns for knowledge

• To explain that Maniac is selfish

• To illustrate Maniac’s humor

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6