WorksheetsManiac Magee Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 27mins
What was Maniac Magee's real name?
Mars Bar
Jeffrey Beale
Jeffrey Lionel Magee
Jerry Spinelli
What was Amanda carrying when Maniac met her?
Her lunch box and book bag
A suitcase full of clothes
Her dog, Bow Wow
A suitcase full of books
Why did John McNab not like Maniac?
He had different color skin.
He hit one of McNab's fastballs
He took McNab's hat.
He was mean to McNab
What did McNab pitch to Maniac instead of a ball?
rock
ball of paper
frog
shoe
What was Maniac blind to?
What time it was at the Pickwell house
Amanda's problems with Encyclopedia A
Hester and Lester wanting him to read a book
People didn't like him because of his color
What did Amanda say that hurt Maniac's feelings?
He was dirty and smelled bad.
He couldn't read.
He didn't have an address.
He couldn't read her Encyclopedia A.
What are the Finsterwallies?
being so afraid your whole body shakes
being so afraid you wet your pants
laughing so hard you throw up
laughing so hard you can't breathe
What did they call the time Maniac took to get from Hollidaysburg to Two Mills?
Trash Talking
The Wonder Years
Personal Time
The Lost Year
What is the boundary between East End and West End?
Hector Street
Hector Avenue
Hector Circle
Hector Boulevard
How did Mr. Beale know that Maniac was not telling him the truth about where he lived?
Maniac pointed out a house in the West End.
Maniac pointed out a house in the East End.
Maniac said he lived at Cobble's Corner.
Maniac said he lived at John McNab's.
Which character(s) would say or think the following: "This kid won't be able to hit my fastball."
Amanda Beale
John McNab
Marshall
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
Which character(s) would think or say the following: "We want you to stay with us and live with our family."
Amanda Beales
Hester and Lester
Old man
Which characters would think or say the following: "If you don't have a bath with us Jeffrey, we'll go on strike!"
Amanda Beales
Hester and Lester
Russell and Piper
Describe Cobble's Knot
It was a sneaker lace that had knots from one end to the other
It was a large ball of string that no one had been able to untangle
It was a necktie that had lots of knots in it
It was a rope full of square knots. A boy scout troop had made it.
Which detail from Maniac Magee supports the idea Maniac is courageous?
Maniac swooped back from McNab's pitch that was aimed at his knees
Maniac eating a bite of Mars-Bar's candy.
Maniac returning the torn book to Amanda.
Maniac running into the East End of town when he was chased by the Cobras.
True or False: Maniac's parent died in a trolley accident.
True
False
