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WorksheetsManiac Magee ch. 1-12
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did Jeffrey Magee become an orphan?
a)
His parents gave him away
b)
His parents were killed in an airplane.
c)
His parents were killed in a trolley crash
d)
He was born an orphan.
2.
What was the time that Jeffrey was gone between Two Mills & Hollidaysburg called?
a)
The Slowest Year
b)
The Long Year
c)
The Lost Boy
d)
The Lost Year
3.
What did Amanda give Jeffrey?
a)
A mean look
b)
A book
c)
A suitcase
d)
A car ride
4.
Why wouldn't Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan get a divorce?
a)
They loved each other
b)
They were strict Catholics
c)
They could not afford it
d)
They worked through their differences together
5.
McNab's gang was called the ______?
a)
Nab's crew
b)
McNab's gang
c)
The Cobras
d)
Cocky Cobras
6.
Where was Maniac's first place to stay in Two Mills?
a)
The bridge
b)
The deer shed
c)
The Beale's
d)
The school
7.
What book did Amanda loan Jeffrey?
a)
Encyclopedia A
b)
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile
c)
The Children's Crusade
d)
The Light Brigade
8.
Who is telling the story of Maniac Magee?
a)
Maniac
b)
Amanda
c)
Aunt Dot
d)
An unseen narrator
9.
Which of the following BEST describes Maniac?
a)
timid and hopeful
b)
aggressive and mean
c)
trustworthy and daring
d)
sad and lonely
10.
What is the author's main purpose for including the character Hands Down in this novel?
a)
to offer Maniac someone to talk with
b)
to contrast Maniac with someone who is satisfied with his life
c)
to help create Maniac Magee as a legend
d)
to offer Maniac Magee a best friend
11.
What does Maniac bunt to score a run on John McNab?
a)
a frog
b)
a curve ball
c)
a candy bar
d)
a pine cone
12.
The conflict of the story begins when...
a)
Maniac is born.
b)
Maniac meets Mars Bar.
c)
Maniac moves in with the Beales
d)
Maniac runs out of the auditorium during the spring musical.
13.
From Mars Bar's thoughts and actions, the reader can infer that he...
a)
thinks that messing with Maniac is too dangerous.
b)
cannot do things well when he is under pressure.
c)
was not in very good physical condition.
d)
is arrogant and very aggressive.
14.
Why is it so easy for Maniac to blend in with the Pickwell family at supper?
a)
They all have the same color hair.
b)
There are so many children, nobody notices there is an extra one.
c)
The Pickwells are playing a ballgame, and they are all in uniform.
d)
He looks just like the Pickwells.
15.
Which of the following characters was a member of the Cobras?
a)
Mars Bars
b)
Hands Down
c)
John McNab
d)
Hester Beale
16.
Which of the following sentences BEST supports why Hector Street is significant to Two Mills?
a)
It bridges both sides of the city together.
b)
It clearly separates the racially divided sides of Two Mills.
c)
It allows movement between both sides of Two Mills.
d)
It is a black top road with white stripes leading out of Two Mills.
17.
What street does Amanda live on?
a)
Sycamore
b)
Oak
c)
Walnut
d)
Birch
18.
How old was Jeffrey when his parents died?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
1
d)
3
19.
Maniac Magee's real name is
a)
Jeffrey Loy Luis Magee
b)
Jeffrey Lionel Magee
c)
Jeffrey Leonard Magee
d)
Jeffrey Leland Magee
20.
Who did Maniac meet first?
a)
Amanda Beale
b)
John McNab
John McNab
John McNab
c)
Mars Bars
d)
Grayson
21.
Why did Jefferey Stand out in East End?
a)
He wore glasses
b)
He was white
c)
He was dirty
d)
He dressed funny
22.
What did Amanda have in her suitcase that Jeffery loved?
a)
Cd's
b)
candy bars
c)
books
23.
Why did Jeffrey start screaming during the chorus performance during the spring musicale?
a)
A bug was on him.
b)
He didn't know the right words.
c)
He wanted his aunt and uncle to talk to each other.
d)
He was going crazy.
24.
How many years did Jeffrey live with his aunt and uncle before ran away?
a)
A. 10
b)
B. 8
c)
C. 7
d)
D. 2
25.
How many children did the Pickwell's have?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
8
d)
10
26.
What was the finsterwallies?
a)
rattling of the teeth
b)
shaking of the arms and legs
c)
buzzing in the ears
d)
ringing in the ears
27.
what genre is Maniac Magee?
a)
Fiction
b)
Nonfiction
28.
What was so shocking about Maniac's appearance at the field on his first day at Two Mills?
a)
He could run through the high schoolers without being touched
b)
He could punt the ball back to hands down
c)
He caught a pass and ran down the field while he was holding a book
29.
What amazing thing did Maniac do at the little league field?
a)
Hit an in-the-park home run frog ball
b)
Miss every one of the Giant John McNabs fast balls
c)
Run the bases twelve times
30.
How did Jeffery get the name “Maniac?”
a)
He acted so crazy that people just called him that
b)
People started saying he must be a maniac and the name stuck
c)
He liked having a nickname and thought “Maniac” would be appropriate
31.
McNab and the Cobras like to cross the border into East End for fun.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Which statement best describes the situation in Two Mills?
a)
Most white people dislike black people, but not the other way around.
b)
Most black people dislike white people, but not the other around.
c)
Both sides do not know much about the other and do not interact very often.
d)
Both sides are comfortable with each other and often celebrate together.
33.
What part of Amanda's book did Mars Bar rip?
a)
The cover
b)
Her favorite page
c)
Maniac's favorite page
d)
The first few pages
34.
Amanda lives in the ____ End
a)
East
b)
West
35.
What is the author's purpose?
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
36.
After dinner, Jeffrey ran somewhere that the other kids had only walked. Where was it?
a)
up the side of the mountain in his bare feet
b)
along the roofs of the houses on Hector Street
c)
the entire length of the P&W trolley route in one hour
d)
on the railroad tracks with a book in his hand
37.
How did Jeffrey like Amanda's book?
a)
He didn't like it, but didn't remember where she lived to take it back.
b)
He liked the pictures, but couldn't read the words.
c)
He liked it, but was bored after he read it once.
d)
He was so fascinated that he read it over and over.
38.
McNab and his pals, the Cobras, found Maniac on the train rail. They started throwing stones at him. Where did Maniac run to get away from them?
a)
into the Pickwell house
b)
to the buffalo pen at the zoo
c)
across Hector Street into East End
d)
up the P&W trestle and ran on the bridge over the river.
39.
Mars Bar and some friends followed Maniac and backed him against a wall. What happened next?
a)
A woman in the neighborhood hit Mars Bar and the others with her broom and chased them away.
b)
A policeman saw them and stopped the fight.
c)
Amanda found them. She kicked Mars Bar; then she invited Maniac back to her house.
d)
Maniac jumped over the wall and ran away.
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