Maniac Magee Chapter

Maniac did jobs around the house, played with Hester and Lester, turned out lights, and kept his room neat. What did Mrs. Beale call this?

• She called it "the Maniac Phenomenon."

• She called it "the miracle on Sycamore Street."

• She called it "Beale's Best Guest."

• She called it " Extraordinary East End Excellence"

What was Maniac's allergy?

• milk

• pizza

• his feather pillow

• Mrs. Beale's bubble bath

True or False: The East End kids figured out that Jeffrey was the Maniac kid because of the way he played football, stickball, and other sports.

• True

• False

Why did McNab and The Cobras stop chasing Maniac?

• McNab tripped and twisted his ankle.

• Maniac hid and The Cobras could not find him.

• Maniac was on the East Side of town.

True or False: During the musicale, Maniac was screaming.  He ran down from the risers and kept on going.

• True

• False

What was so unusual about the baseball game in Ch. 7?

• Somebody hit a ball while John McNab was pitching.

• Everyone in the game struck-out.

• It was a 20-0 game.

• They changed pitchers 5 times.

True or False: After Grayson died, Maniac moved into his old room at the YMCA.

• True

• False

True or False: Maniac didn't know that some kids didn't like him.

• True

• False

Why didn't Maniac like sleeping in the bed?

• It made his back hurt.

• It gave him a weird feeling of slowly rising on a scoop of mashed potatoes.

• It gave him a weird feeling of slowly sinking into the mattress.

• He just didn't like it.

Why couldn't Maniac figure out why the East Enders called themselves black?

• He couldn't see color.

• They weren't the color of licorice instead they were the color of gingersnap and light fudge.