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Maniac Magee Final Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Maniac's real name?

a)

Jeffrey Lionel Magee

b)

Russel Piper Magee

c)

John Russell Magee

d)

Justin Lionel Magee

2.

How did Maniac become an orphan?

a)

His parents gave him away.

b)

His parents were killed in an airplane crash.

c)

His parents were killed in a trolley crash.

d)

He was born an orphan.

3.

Who was the first person to talk to Maniac?

a)

Arnold Jones

b)

John McNab

c)

Amanda Beale

d)

Brian Denehy

4.

Why did Maniac run away?

a)

His aunt and uncle did not want him anymore.

b)

His aunt and uncle didn't get along.

c)

He turned 18 years old.

d)

He wanted to tour the world.

5.

John McNab had the greatest fastball. Jeffrey hit every ball he threw to him, so McNab threw a ______________ instead.

a)

Toad

b)

Turtle

c)

Baby chick

d)

Frog

6.

Where is Maniac living after he runs away?

a)

Moose shed at Elmwood Park Zoo

b)

Deer shed at Elmwood Park Zoo

c)

Oxen shed at Elmwood Park Zoo

d)

Fox shed at Elmwood Park Zoo

7.

What was Maniac allergic to?

a)

Eggs

b)

Pizza

c)

Milk

d)

Fish

8.

At the block party, the old man calls Maniac something. What does he call him?

a)

Thief

b)

Lion

c)

Whitey

d)

Snake

9.

What does Amanda think will make Maniac popular with everyone in the East End?

a)

Cobble's Knot

b)

Going back to the West End

c)

Reading more books

d)

Eating the most pizza

10.

What had Hester and Lester torn up for confetti?

a)

Newspapers

b)

Magazines

c)

Encyclopedia C

d)

Encyclopedia A

11.

Why would Maniac not go to school?

a)

He didn't have a ride.

b)

He didn't know anyone.

c)

He didn't have a home.

d)

He couldn't afford it.

12.

What did Grayson want Maniac to do for him?

a)

Teach him to write

b)

Teach him to read

c)

Teach him to speak Spanish

d)

Teach him how to catch a ball

13.

Why did Grayson leave Maniac?

a)

He moved back to the YMCA

b)

He moved in with his son

c)

He got sick

d)

He died

14.

Where were Piper and Russell running away to?

a)

Mexico

b)

Texas

c)

Las Vegas

d)

California

15.

What was unusual about the McNab home?

a)

They had a steel front door.

b)

There was a hole in the ceiling on the first floor.

c)

There was a basement.

d)

Mr. McNab laid around and did nothing all day.

16.

When Maniac raced Mars Bar, he caused more trouble, and Mars Bar now hated him. Why?

a)

He disgraced him by running backward.

b)

He disgraced him by skipping.

c)

He disgraced him by hopping the entire race.

d)

He disgraced him by running with his eyes closed.

17.

Why did Maniac not save Russell?

a)

He was afraid of the trestle.

b)

He avoided the trestle because of his parents' death.

c)

Mars Bar saved him first.

d)

Russell got Piper to help him get down.

18.

"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?

a)

Piper

b)

Russell

c)

John McNab

d)

Mars Bar

19.

"So why don't you go ahead and teach me how to read?" Who said this?

a)

Maniac

b)

Mr. McNab

c)

Grayson

d)

Amanda

20.

"Get outta here, runt. This is a Little League record. You ain't in Little League." Who said this?

a)

The Cobras

b)

Arnold Jones

c)

Brian Denehy

d)

John McNab

21.

"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?

a)

Mrs. Pickwell

b)

Amanda

c)

Mrs. Beale

d)

Aunt Dot

22.

"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?

a)

John McNab

b)

Grayson

c)

Amanda

d)

Maniac

23.

"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?

a)

Grayson

b)

Russel

c)

Mars Bar

d)

John McNab

24.

"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?

a)

Hester

b)

Lester

c)

Russell

d)

John McNabb

25.

What side of Two Mills did Hester Beale live on?

a)

East End

b)

West End

26.

What side of town did Piper McNab live on?

a)

East End

b)

West End

27.

What side of Two Mills did Mars Bar live on?

a)

East End

b)

West End

28.

What side of town did the Pickwells live on?

a)

East End

b)

West End

29.

True or False: Mr. Beale decides Maniac will live with the Beales when he meets Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

True or False: The reason Maniac unties Cobble's Knot is for a years worth of Krimpets.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True or False: The street that divides the East End from the West End is Hector Street.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True or False: Maniac finds Bow Wow at the Elmwood Park Zoo.

a)

True

b)

False

34.
What special thing did Jeffrey do when running between the East and West End?
a)
Ran faster than anyone
b)
Ran on the steel rail of the train track
c)
Jumped really far
d)
Outran McNab
35.
What was the "Miracle of Sycamore Street"?
a)
Hester and Lester learned to read.
b)
Maniac moved hit McNab's pitch.
c)
Maniac untangled the knot
d)
The Beale's home stayed clean and Hester and Lester behaved.
36.
Why does Jeffrey want to keep his name and not be known as Maniac?
a)
Maniac is a weird name.
b)
It is the only thing he has left from his parents.
c)
It hurts Jeffrey's feelings
d)
It was too confusing
37.
What was Maniac blind to?
a)
Skin color
b)
Different between the rich and poor.
c)
Age
d)
Difference
38.

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.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

How did Maniac feel at the end of the book?

a)

He was scared

b)

He was sad

c)

He was content

d)

He was tired

40.

What is the point of view of Maniac Magee?

a)

First person told by Jeffrey

b)

third-person limited

c)

First person told by Amanda

d)

third-person omniscient

41.

At the end of the novel, who first comes to find Maniac Magee?

a)

Amanda Beale

b)

John McNab

c)

Mars Bar

d)

Hester and Lester

42.

What three things that Maniac does that make him a "legend."

a)
  1. 1. Saving Arnold Jones

  2. 2. Hitting the "frog" ball

  3. 3. Running on the rails of the train tracks

b)
  1. 1. Meeting Amanda Beale

  2. 2. Being allergic to pizza

  3. 3. Yelling at his concert

c)
  1. 1. Eating at the Pickwells

  2. 2. Having dinner with Finisterwald

  3. 3. Running for a year

d)
  1. 1. Untying Cobble's Knot

  2. 2. Teaching Grayson to read

  3. 3. Hitting the "frog" ball

43.
How did Jeffery get the name Maniac Magee?
a)
The kids called him that because of all the amazing things he could do.
b)
His aunt and uncle called him that
c)
Grayson gave him the nickname
d)
He was crazy
44.
What was really sad about Grayson's funeral?
a)
No one expect Maniac came.
b)
It rained all day.
c)
He couldn't afford to have one.
d)
Maniac wasn't allowed to attend.
45.

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?

a)

He ran into the Pickwell house.

b)

He ran to the buffalo pen at the zoo.

c)

He ran across Hector Street into the East End.

d)

He ran up the P&W trestle and ran on the bridge over the river.

46.

“For most of November, winter toyed with Two Mills, whispered in its ear, tickled it under the chinwinter kicked it in the stomach.”

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

47.

"And you pitched it, and I missed it by a mile."

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

48.

“His smile was so wide he’d have had to break it into sections to fit it through a doorway.”

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

49.

“Finsterwald’s backyard was a graveyard of tennis balls..."

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

50.

"He loved the sound of pancake batter hissing on the griddle."

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole