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WorksheetsJerry Spinelli
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When Jerry Spinelli was in second grade, what did he want to be when he grew up?
a)
a writer
b)
a teacher
c)
a cowboy
d)
a football player
2.
What is Jerry Spinelli's autobiography called?
a)
Knots In My Yo-Yo String
b)
Woods Runner
c)
How Angel Peterson Got His Name
d)
Maniac Magee
3.
Jerry and his wife have _______ children.
a)
6
b)
5
c)
4
d)
20
4.
How many books has Jerry published?
a)
100
b)
10
c)
25
d)
30
5.
What happened to a poem Jerry wrote in high school after his football team won a game?
a)
It was published in the newspaper
b)
Someone threw it away.
c)
It won three awards.
d)
He framed it and gave it to his grandmother.
6.
What are some of Jerry's hobbies?
a)
picking berries
b)
reading
c)
country music (YES!)
d)
all of the above
7.
Jerry won the Newberry Medal for his book, Maniac Magee.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What college did Jerry first graduate from?
a)
Harvard University
b)
Gettysburg College
c)
Yale University
d)
Malone College
9.
When Jerry was older, he dreamed of playing major league baseball for the ____________________.
a)
Chicago White Sox
b)
Cleveland Indians
c)
Texas Rangers
d)
New York Yankees
10.
Where did Jerry Spinelli grow up?
a)
Norristown, Pennsylvania
b)
Cleveland, Ohio
c)
Buffalo, New York
d)
Chicago, Illinois
11.
What inspired Jerry's first venture into writing?
a)
his many dogs
b)
watching the older kids play baseball
c)
a missing chicken leg in his fridge
d)
strawberry picking as a child
12.
What is Jerry's favorite color?
a)
blue
b)
green
c)
yellow
d)
pink
13.
What was Jerry's first published book?
a)
Maniac Magee
b)
Space Station Seventh Grade
c)
Who Put That Hair In My Toothbrush?
d)
Crash
14.
Jerry currently lives in what state?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
New York
c)
New Jersey
d)
Indiana
15.
Who were Jerry's best friends while growing up?
a)
Joey Stackhouse & Johnny Seeton
b)
Froggy Dixon & GI Joe
c)
Sharon Freilich & Virginia Cory
d)
Johnny Seeton & Roger Adelman
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