WorksheetsManiac Magee - Part 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
What is Maniac's real name?
Jeffrey Lytel McGee
John Wick
Jeffrey Lionel Magee
Joshua Little McGinty
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.
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
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
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
Which character(s) would say or think the following: "If I loan you a book, how am I going to get it back?"
Amanda Beale
John McNab
Marshall
Which character(s) would say or think the following: "This kid won't be able to hit my fastball."
Amanda Beale
John McNab
Marshall
Which character(s) would say or think this: "In the East End, I'm the baddest of the bad."
Amanda Beale
John McNab
Mars Bar
Maniac Magee
Which character(s) would think or say the following: "We want you to stay with us and live with our family."
Amanda Beales
Hester and Lester
Old man
Which characters would think or say the following: "If you don't have a bath with us Jeffrey, we'll go on strike!"
Amanda Beales
Hester and Lester
Russell and Piper
Which character(s) would think or say the following: "Come to see Bonjangles? Go home. Go back to your own kind."
Hester & Lester
Old Man
Grayson
Where did Jeffrey go when he left Hollidaysburg? How long did it take him to get there?
He went to Three Rivers, near Norristown. It took him a week to get there.
He went Jeffersonville. It took him six months to get there
He went to Five Points, near Schuylkill. It took him two days to get there.
He went to Two Mills, near Bridgeport. It took him a year to get there
Describe Cobble's Knot
It was a sneaker lace that had knots from one end to the other
It was a large ball of string that no one had been able to untangle
It was a necktie that had lots of knots in it
It was a rope full of square knots. A boy scout troop had made it.
Amanda and Maniac had an argument. What did Amanda say that she felt sorry for afterwards?
She told Jeffrey that if he left their house he would not be able to get a library card, because he would not have an address.
She told Jeffrey he would never be a real member of her family anyway, so he might as
well leave.
She told Jeffrey they were only letting him stay because the was a free babysitter for the
little kids.
She told Jeffrey he would never find a real home because he was a maniac.
What was special about Jeffrey catching Brian Denehy’s pass and then punting the ball back to Hands Down?
he was just a little kid
he was as talented as the high school boys
he did it running backwards
he did it with a book in one hand
What was Amanda carrying when Maniac met her?
Her lunch box and book bag
A suitcase full of clothes
Her dog, Bow Wow
A suitcase full of books
Why did John McNab not like Maniac?
He had different color skin.
He hit one of McNab's fastballs
He took McNab's hat.
He was mean to McNab
What was Maniac blind to?
What time it was at the Pickwell house
Amanda's problems with Encyclopedia A
Hester and Lester wanting him to read a book
People didn't like him because of his color
What are the Finsterwallies?
being so afraid your whole body shakes
being so afraid you wet your pants
laughing so hard you throw up
laughing so hard you can't breathe
