WorksheetsReginio - Maniac Magee Part I (Chapters 1-21)
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 3hrs 47mins
his parents were killed in a trolley crash
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 torn up for confetti?
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 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."
Amanda's tone can be described as-
hopeful
relaxed
angry
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
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.
