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WorksheetsManiac Magee Final Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
What was Maniac's real name?
Jeffrey Lionel Magee
Russel Piper Magee
John Russell Magee
Justin Lionel Magee
How did Maniac become an orphan?
His parents gave him away.
His parents were killed in an airplane crash.
His parents were killed in a trolley crash.
He was born an orphan.
Who was the first person to talk to Maniac?
Arnold Jones
John McNab
Amanda Beale
Brian Denehy
Why did Maniac run away?
His aunt and uncle did not want him anymore.
His aunt and uncle didn't get along.
He turned 18 years old.
He wanted to tour the world.
John McNab had the greatest fastball. Jeffrey hit every ball he threw to him, so McNab threw a ______________ instead.
Toad
Turtle
Baby chick
Frog
Where is Maniac living after he runs away?
Moose shed at Elmwood Park Zoo
Deer shed at Elmwood Park Zoo
Oxen shed at Elmwood Park Zoo
Fox shed at Elmwood Park Zoo
What was Maniac allergic to?
Eggs
Pizza
Milk
Fish
At the block party, the old man calls Maniac something. What does he call him?
Thief
Lion
Whitey
Snake
What does Amanda think will make Maniac popular with everyone in the East End?
Cobble's Knot
Going back to the West End
Reading more books
Eating the most pizza
What had Hester and Lester torn up for confetti?
Newspapers
Magazines
Encyclopedia C
Encyclopedia A
Why would Maniac not go to school?
He didn't have a ride.
He didn't know anyone.
He didn't have a home.
He couldn't afford it.
What did Grayson want Maniac to do for him?
Teach him to write
Teach him to read
Teach him to speak Spanish
Teach him how to catch a ball
Why did Grayson leave Maniac?
He moved back to the YMCA
He moved in with his son
He got sick
He died
Where were Piper and Russell running away to?
Mexico
Texas
Las Vegas
California
What was unusual about the McNab home?
They had a steel front door.
There was a hole in the ceiling on the first floor.
There was a basement.
Mr. McNab laid around and did nothing all day.
When Maniac raced Mars Bar, he caused more trouble, and Mars Bar now hated him. Why?
He disgraced him by running backward.
He disgraced him by skipping.
He disgraced him by hopping the entire race.
He disgraced him by running with his eyes closed.
Why did Maniac not save Russell?
He was afraid of the trestle.
He avoided the trestle because of his parents' death.
Mars Bar saved him first.
Russell got Piper to help him get down.
"I'm badder than ever. I'm getting badder every day. I'm almost afraid to wake up in the morning-cause-a how bad I might a got overnight." Who said this?
Piper
Russell
John McNab
Mars Bar
"So why don't you go ahead and teach me how to read?" Who said this?
Maniac
Mr. McNab
Grayson
Amanda
"Get outta here, runt. This is a Little League record. You ain't in Little League." Who said this?
The Cobras
Arnold Jones
Brian Denehy
John McNab
"So you're the book boy. Manda came home one day-'Mom, there's a boy I loaned one of my books out to." Who said this?
Mrs. Pickwell
Amanda
Mrs. Beale
Aunt Dot
"You're taking the long way to Mexico. If you come back to Two Mills with me, I'll show you a shortcut." Who said this?
John McNab
Grayson
Amanda
Maniac
"Look, man, ain't nobody sayin' come live with us. All we sayin'-all she sayin-is, you wanna come for a little, you know, visit? You want to? Well, come on, you can. That's all. Don't go makin' no big thing man. Ain't no big thing." Who said this?
Grayson
Russel
Mars Bar
John McNab
"Hey, Maniac, we've been lookin' all over for ya. Ya gotta come to my birthday party. I'm having a party tomorra. Waddaya say, huh? Ya comin' huh? Who said this?
Hester
Lester
Russell
John McNabb
What side of Two Mills did Hester Beale live on?
East End
West End
What side of town did Piper McNab live on?
East End
West End
What side of Two Mills did Mars Bar live on?
East End
West End
What side of town did the Pickwells live on?
East End
West End
True or False: Mr. Beale decides Maniac will live with the Beales when he meets Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan.
True
False
True or False: The reason Maniac unties Cobble's Knot is for a years worth of Krimpets.
True
False
True or False: Maniac does not want to leave the Beales' house, but he is afraid of brining trouble to the family he has learned to love.
True
False
True or False: The street that divides the East End from the West End is Hector Street.
True
False
True or False: Maniac finds Bow Wow at the Elmwood Park Zoo.
True
False
The people in the town were all talking about Jeffrey and his deeds. Someone probably said, "Kid's gotta be a maniac." Others agreed. Since they didn't know his real name, they started calling him Maniac.
true
false
How did Maniac feel at the end of the book?
He was scared
He was sad
He was content
He was tired
What is the point of view of Maniac Magee?
First person told by Jeffrey
third-person limited
First person told by Amanda
third-person omniscient
At the end of the novel, who first comes to find Maniac Magee?
Amanda Beale
John McNab
Mars Bar
Hester and Lester
What three things that Maniac does that make him a "legend."
1. Saving Arnold Jones
2. Hitting the "frog" ball
3. Running on the rails of the train tracks
1. Meeting Amanda Beale
2. Being allergic to pizza
3. Yelling at his concert
1. Eating at the Pickwells
2. Having dinner with Finisterwald
3. Running for a year
1. Untying Cobble's Knot
2. Teaching Grayson to read
3. Hitting the "frog" ball
McNab and his pals, the Cobras, found Maniac running on the train rail. They started throwing stones at him. Where did Maniac run to get away from them?
He ran into the Pickwell house.
He ran to the buffalo pen at the zoo.
He ran across Hector Street into the East End.
He ran up the P&W trestle and ran on the bridge over the river.
“For most of November, winter toyed with Two Mills, whispered in its ear, tickled it under the chin…winter kicked it in the stomach.”
metaphor
simile
alliteration
personification
"And you pitched it, and I missed it by a mile."
onomatopoeia
alliteration
hyperbole
simile
“His smile was so wide he’d have had to break it into sections to fit it through a doorway.”
hyperbole
personification
simile
onomatopoeia
“Finsterwald’s backyard was a graveyard of tennis balls..."
metaphor
simile
alliteration
personification
"He loved the sound of pancake batter hissing on the griddle."
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
