Maniac Magee Chapter

Mrs. Beale notices that Maniac's bed does not look slept in. Why?

• Maniac sleeps in a chair that's in his room.

• Maniac sleeps on the floor, not on the bed.

• Maniac sneaks out of the house at night.

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What is Hands Down's (the high school football player from a previous chapter) reaction when he spots Maniac at the block party?

• Hands Down is glad to see Maniac and invites him to be his teammate.

• Hands Down tells his friends to ignore Maniac.

• Hands Down asks Maniac to move in with him, and leave the Beales.

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Maniac realizes that the people in Two Mills are calling him Maniac. He tells Mrs. Beale he would like to be known as Jeffrey, why?

• The name Jeffrey is the only thing he has left that his parents gave him.

• The name Jeffrey is easier for him to spell.

• The name Jeffrey was Maniac's dad's name.

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Maniac walked outside the Beales' house on his first night there and stared at the numbers on the door. Why?

• He thought a number was missing.

• He knew he finally had an address to call his own.

• He needed to know that number so he could send the family a thank you card in the mail.

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What is implied in this exchange in Chapter 10? "The lady looked down at Maniac. A little of the glare lingered in her eyes. 'You better get on, boy, where you belong.' "

• The lady believes that East End and West End should be segregated.

• Magee was disrespecting her

• The lady agreed with Mars about the book, and didn't believe Magee should have it

• Magee wanted to fight, and she was putting an end to it

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Which of the following did NOT help Jeffrey become known as Maniac?

• He knocked the world's first frogball for a four-bagger.

• Intercepting the Denehy pass and punting back.

• Rescuing Arnold J Jones from Finsterwald's backyard.

• Yelling "Talk, Talk" and running away.

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Even though Maniac had a nickname now, what was he still missing?

• pet.

• new friend.

• address.

• book to read.

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What happened to Amanda's book when Mars Bar snatched it?

• Mars Bar set it on fire.

• Maniac got it back and it was in perfect condition.

• Mars Bar threw it in the street and a truck ran over it.

• One paged ripped before Maniac got it back.

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What part of the story do chapters 6-10 take place in?

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Climax

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Magee is not like other people. Where other people walk, he runs. While other people live in their homes, he wanders. Do you think Magee knows that he is different? Do you think this impacts the story?

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