Maniac Magee Part

Which sentence from Chapter 1 supports the idea that Maniac's Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan do not get along?

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

• Pretty soon there were two of everything in the house. Two bathrooms. Two TVs. Two refrigerators. Two toasters.

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

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As for Arnold jones, he clams up the instant he hits the ground. He's on his knees now, all hunched and puckered, His eyes goggle at the back door, at the doorknob. He's paralyzed, a mouse in front of the yawning maw of a python.

What is the tone in this passage?

• suspenseful

• hopeful

• relaxed

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In chapter 7, 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 knew that Amanda was looking, and he didn't want to be embarrassed.

• He was afraid of hitting a homerun and getting Mrs. Pickwell mad at him.

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In Chapter 10, the Cobras stopped chasing Maniac once he crossed over Hector Street because...

• it was past dinner time and they hear their mothers call them home.

• Hector Street was the dividing line between blacks and whites.

• Maniac was running too fast for them; they would never catch up.

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In Chapter 10, why does Maniac take a bite of Mars Bar's candy bar?

• because Mars Bar asked him if he wanted a bite.

• because he was trying to be funny.

• because he loved being sneaky and he knew that Mars Bar wouldn't see him do it.

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What was Maniac's real name?

• Jeffrey Lytel McGee

• John Lionel Macintosh

• Jeffrey Lionel Magee

• Joshua Little McGinty

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In Chapter 11, the conflict between Mars Bar and Amanda begins when ...

• Mars Bar ripped the page form Amanda's book.

• Mars Bar ate a bite of his candy bar.

• Amanda gave Maniac a book to borrow.

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As Amanda watched Maniac tackle the yo-yo knot, an idea slithered into her brain. When the little kid left with his string food as new, she said, "Jeffrey, if I knew some way that would make it okay for you to stay, would you?"

"Would do you mean 'okay'? " he said.

:I mean , that even if there's one or two people who aren't too wild about you now--and that's all there really are-- that even they would like you. And everybody else who already likes you, they'll like you even more."

This passage is important to the story because it--

• introduces Amanda's plan to have Maniac untie Cobble's Knot

• represents the friendship that is growing between Maniac and Mars Bar

• shows that Amanda is still angry about her book being ripped

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As Amanda watched Maniac tackle the yo-yo knot, an idea slithered into her brain. When the little kid left with his string food as new, she said, "Jeffrey, if I knew some way that would make it okay for you to stay, would you?"

"Would do you mean 'okay'? " he said.

"I mean , that even if there's one or two people who aren't too wild about you now--and that's all there really are-- that even they would like you. And everybody else who already likes you, they'll like you even more."

Amanda's tone can be described as-

• hopeful

• relaxed

• angry

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More than anything, Maniz wanted to hug Amanda and tell her it was okay. He wanted to go inside, be with his family, in his house, in his room, behind his window. But that wasn't the right thing. The right thing was to make sure the Beales didn't get hurt anymore.

The reader can tell from this passage that Maniac has decided to--

• report the destruction of the book to the police

• move on

• pick a fight with mcNab

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