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Maniac Magee Ch. 17-20

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened to Maniac while the children were playing in the fire hydrant water?

a)

One of the older boys tried to drown Maniac

b)

The police stopped and asked him what he was doing in the East End.

c)

He slipped and broke his leg.

d)

An old man called him "Whitey" and told him to go back to his own kind.

2.

What was on the wall of the Beales' house a few days later?

a)

Go Away Maniac

b)

Maniac with an "X" across it

c)

Fishbelly Go Home in chalk

d)

Beales Love Whitey

3.

Amanda and Maniac had an argument. What did Amanda say that she felt sorry for afterwards?

a)

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.

b)

She told Jeffrey he would never be a real member of her family anyway, so he might as well leave

c)

She told Jeffrey they were only letting him stay because the was a free babysitter for the little kids.

d)

She told Jeffrey he would never find a real home because he was a maniac.

4.

Describe Cobble's Knot.

a)

It was a sneaker lace that had knots from one end to the other

b)

It was a large ball of string that no one had been able to untangle.

c)

It was a necktie that had lot of knots in it.

d)

It was a rope full of square knots. A Boy Scout troop had made it.

5.

What was the prize for untying Cobble's Knot?

a)

The prize for untying it was a free pass to the movie theater for a month.

b)

The prize for untying it was one hundred dollars

c)

The prize for untying it was one large pizza a week for a year.

d)

The prize for untying it was a fifteen minute shopping spree in Cobble's Store.

6.

True or False: Amanda wanted Maniac give the prize to her parents.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Did Maniac untie the knot?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.
"Cobble's Knot was about as friendly as a nest of yellow jackets". This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
9.
Maniac calls the Cobble's Knot a "worthy opponent." This is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
 simile
d)
hyperbole
10.
At one point Cobble's Knot is described by the newspaper "it was a fuzzy globe." This is an example of"
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
 simile
d)
hyperbole