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Maniac Magee Part 1 Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
story handed down from the past
a)
trestle
b)
hallucination
c)
legacy
d)
beeline
2.
an A-framed bridge
a)
gangplank
b)
samaritan
c)
trestle
d)
picadored
3.
a false impression or illusion
a)
hallucination
b)
gangplank
c)
cardinal
d)
trestle
4.
something that comes from or originates from
a)
emanations
b)
gangplank
c)
picadored
d)
beeline
5.
someone who is helpful to someone in distress
a)
mirage
b)
legacy
c)
samaritan
d)
pandemonium
6.
wild uproar and chaos
a)
emanations
b)
legacy
c)
phantom
d)
pandemonium
7.
half of the earth
a)
hemisphere
b)
converged
c)
poleax
d)
courtesy
8.
twists
a)
contortions
b)
foresight
c)
ceased
d)
blemish
9.
the act of looking forward
a)
foresight
b)
ceased
c)
blemish
d)
instincts
10.

What was Maniacs real name?

a)

Jeffery Lytel McGee

b)

John Lionel Macintosh

c)

Jeffery Lionel Magee

d)

Joshua Little McGinty

11.

True or false. After the musical, Maniac was screaming. He ran down from the risers and kept on going.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Where did he go when he left Hollidaysburg? How long did it take him to get there?

a)

He went to Three Rovers, near Norristown. It took him a week to get there.

b)

He went to Jeffersonville. It took him six months to get there.

c)

He went to Five Points, near Schuylkill. It took him two days to get there.

d)

He went to Two Mills, near Bridgeport. It took him a year to get there.

13.

Who was Amanda Beale?

a)

She was a teacher Maniac met when he went to enroll in school.

b)

She was the town librarian.

c)

She was a student, about Maniac’s age, who was on her way to school.

d)

She was a social worker.

14.

Which statement is true?

a)

The blacks lived in North Mills and the whites lived in South Mills.

b)

The blacks lived in Westport and the whites lived in Eastport.

c)

The blacks lived in the South Side and the whites lived in the North Side.

d)

The blacks lived in the East End, and the whites lived in the West End.

15.

A group of high school kids dumped Arnold Jones into Finsterwald’s back yard and ran off. Arnold got the “finsterwallies”, or violent shakes. What did Maniac do?

a)

He threw two of the high school boys over the fence and made them bring Arnold out.

b)

He rang Finsterwald’s doorbell and asked if he could have the key to unlock the gate.

c)

Maniac carried Arnold to the front step. Then Maniac sat on the steps and started reading.

d)

Maniac helped Arnold climb over the back fence. Then the two of them went to the drugstore for sodas.

16.

What did McNab pitch to Maniac instead of a ball?

a)

rock

b)

ball of paper

c)

frog

d)

shoe

17.

What was Maniac blind to?

a)

What time it was at the Pickwell house

b)

Amanda's problems with Encyclopedia A

c)

Hester and Lester wanting him to read a book

d)

People didn't like him because of his color

18.
What was Maniac allergic to?
a)
eggs
b)
fish
c)
hot bananas
d)
pizza
19.
What does Amanda think will make Maniac popular with everyone in East End?
a)
Cobble’s Knot
b)
going back to West End
c)
reading more books
d)
eating the most pizza
20.
How did Jeffrey Magee 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 train crash
d)
he was born an orphan
21.
Why did Jeffrey run away?
a)
his aunt and uncle did not get along
b)
his aunt and uncle didn’t want him anymore
c)
he turned 18 years old
d)
he wanted to tour the world
22.
After Jeffrey eats at the Pickwell’s, the children follow him outside and find him running:
a)
the cinders along the track
b)
the wooden ties
c)
the steel rails
d)
the side of the road
23.
Mars Bar Thompson confronted Maniac. He offered him a bite of his candy bar. When Maniac took a bite, there was dead silence on the street. Why?
a)
Maniac dropped the candy bar
b)
Mars Bar never offered anyone a bite
c)
people don’t eat after each other especially  white/black at this time
d)
Maniac and Mars Bar were not friends
24.
Everybody called Jeffrey “Maniac”. When asked what his name was, he would reply, “My name is Jeffrey. You know me.” Why?
a)
he didn’t like the nickname
b)
he didn’t want to lose the last thing he had from his parents
c)
he wanted to be called by his aunt & uncle’s name
d)
he thought people were not listening to him.
25.

What was torn up for confetti?

a)

newspaper

b)

magazine

c)

encyclopedia c

d)

encyclopedia a

26.
Where did Maniac walk when he left town?
a)
East side of street
b)
West side of street
c)
middle of the road