WorksheetsManiac Magee Ch. 1-11
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. How did Jeffrey Magee become an orphan?
A. His parents were killed in a car accident.
B. His parents put him up for adoption.
C. His parents died in a trolley crash.
D. His parents died in a hurricane.
2. Why did Jeffrey stop Amanda?
A. She looked friendly and he wanted a friend.
B. She was carrying a suitcase so he thought she was running away.
C. She said hello to him.
D. He saw the books she was carrying in her suitcase.
3. The town of Two Mills is divided by what?
A. White people lived on the West side.
B. Black people lived on the East side.
C. Hector Street split the town into sides.
D. All of the above.
4. What are the "finsterwallies"?
A. A violent shaking of the extremities (arms and legs).
B. Older kids who throw younger kids into Finsterwald's backyard.
C. A game kids play at Finsterwald's house.
D. A group of kids who hang out at Finsterwald's house.
5. What is "different" about dinner at the Pickwell's house?
A. There are a lot of people.
B. They eat around a ping pong table.
They often have guests, especially people who are "down and out".
D. All of the above.
6. Why did John McNab get angry at Maniac?
A. Maniac stopped his strike out record.
B. Maniac called him a name.
The other kids were rooting for Maniac.
D. Maniac wasn't a Little League player.
7. How did Maniac get his nickname?
A. The Cobras gave it to him.
B. People started saying, "The kid must be a Maniac" and it stuck.
C. Mars Bar called him that.
D. His aunt and uncle gave him the nickname.
8. Why did the Cobras stop chasing Maniac?
A. It was getting dark so they headed home.
B. Maniac crossed Hector Street.
C. Maniac was running too fast for them.
D. They saw Mars Bar.
9. Why did Mars Bar offer Maniac a bite of his candy bar?
A. To see if Maniac wanted to be his friend.
B. Because he knew Maniac was Amanda's friend.
C. Because he wanted to look nice in front of his friends.
D. Because he wanted to challenge him to see what he would do.
10. Why did Amanda invite Maniac to her house?
A. Because she wanted a new friend.
B. Because she wanted to get him away from Mars Bar.
C. Because he said he could help her fix her book.
D. Because her mom wanted to meet him.
