WorksheetsManiac Magee Quiz (Chapters 1-10)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
"And just like that Maniac was an orphan."
How did Maniac become an orphan?
His parents gave him away.
His parents died in a train accident.
His parents died in a plane crash.
His parents faked their death.
How is the name of the setting, Two Mills, important to the story?
There were two factory mills in the town.
Maniac enjoyed both ends of the town,
The town was split by race.
There were only two roads.
Why did Jefferey stand out in the East End?
He was a good sport.
He was black.
He was white.
He could read.
In Chapter 1, instead of trying to get a home run, Maniac Magee bunted the frog ball because....
he didn't want to hurt the frog but he still wanted to be able to hit.
he was afraid of hitting a home run and getting Mrs. Pickwell mad at him.
he knew Amanda was looking and he didn't want to be embarrassed.
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 did it running backwards.
He was talented ad the big boys.
He did with a book in his hands.
What is dramatic irony?
a comparison between two things using 'as' or 'like'
when the reader is aware of some details that the characters are not
when something means the opposite of what is said
How was Jeffrey able to eat dinner at the Pickwell's without being noticed?
He pretended to be a friend.
He asked on e of the boys who kept it a secret from the rest of the family.
They had a big table and a big family so he went unnoticed.
They really didn't care who ate with them.
Which sentence from Chapter 1 supports the idea that Jeffrey's aunt and uncle did not get along?
"Little Jeffrey was shipped off to his nearest relatives. Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan. They lived in Holidaysburg.
The music director faced the singers, frozen with his arms still raised in the audience faces began to change.
Pretty soon there were two of everything. Two bathrooms. Two TVs. Two refrigerators. Two taosters.
"Later on that first day, there was a commotion in the West End."
Commotion means....
the quality or state of being alone or remote from society
an optical illusion
an apparition, an object of continual dread
an agitated disturbance, civil unrest
"This of course was the infamous address of Finsterwald."
Infamous means....
dumbfounded, astonished
confused, perplexed
known for something bad, notoriously evil
Which one of the following did not help Jeffrey become known as Maniac?
intercepting the Denehy pass and punting back
yelling "Talk.Talk." and running away
rescuing Arnold Jones from Finsterwald's backyard
hitting Mcnab's fastball and bunting frogball
What characteristic of the setting of Two Mills is Maniac unaware of?
The people did not like runaway kids.
The story of the two mills in town.
The town was divided by race.
The people enjpyed two of everything like his aunt and uncle.
