WorksheetsManiac Magee part 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Who found Maniac after he climbed out of the buffalo pen?
Mars Bar
Amanda
Grayson
the Park Superintendent
What did Grayson do before working at the park zoo?
He worked at the Blue Star Restaurant.
He managed the YMCA in Two Mills.
He taught school.
He played Minor League Baseball.
Which of the following best describes Grayson?
judgemental, dedicated
caring, generous
cold-hearted, selfish
forgiving, lazy
What did Maniac paint on the outside of his "apartment"?
a house number
a "beware of dog" sign
a "keep-out" sign
a decorative wreath
"Where do you think you're gonna stay?"
Maniac's answer was prompt: "The baseball room. It's perfect."
A tiny idea was beginning to worm its way into Grayson's head.
Which of the following can you infer is most likely Grayson's tiny idea?
taking Maniac back home
letting Maniac live with him
finding a job at the park for Maniac
taking Maniac to buy Krimpets
Which of the following best describes the relationship between Grayson and Maniac?
They have a father/son type of relationship.
They have a love/hate relationship.
They have a caring friendship in which they help one another.
They are only acquaintances.
The old man just looked at him for a while with a mixture of puzzlement and recognition, as though the fish he had landed might be the same one he had thrown away long before.
What does this passage mean?
The old man wants to take Maniac fishing.
The old man is searching for answers.
The old man remembers Maniac from a previous time in his life.
The old man sees himself in Maniac.
Which is of the following is not a comparison of Grayson and Maniac?
They both graduated from high school.
Each of them had unhappy homes.
Both learn new things from the other.
Each of them works at the zoo.
He held the cold, limp hand that had thrown the pitch had struck out Willie Mays, that he had betrayed the old man's stoic ways by giving him a squeeze.
What is the tone of this passage?
critical
resentful
respectful
humorous
He held the cold, limp hand that had thrown the pitch had struck out Willie Mays, that he had betrayed the old man's stoic ways by giving him a squeeze.
What does the above passage reveal about Grayson?
He lived through a crisis.
He was tough yet loving.
He was mad at Willie Mays.
He squeezed Willie Mays' hand.
"Well,.... it's the same. There's bathtubs and refrigerators and rugs and TVs and beds...." Grayson was wagging his head. "Ain't that somethin'.... ain't that something...."
What does this passage reveal about Grayson?
He doesn't know much at all about white people.
He doesn't realize that black people are a lot like white people.
He doesn't like black people.
He doesn't think that black people and white people should live together.
"Uh, I was thinking', uh maybe you want to come over to my place...
The grizzled, gray old parkhand could never know how much Maniac was tempted or how deeply the offer touched him. Neither could Maniac explain that the bad luck he always seemed to have with parent had led him to the conclusion that he better stick to himself."
According to this passage, why does Maniac not want to go stay with Grayson?
He is afraid that like before, something will go wrong and he will be hurt again.
He is secretly afraid of the old man.
He enjoyed living all alone.
He does not like the smell of Grayson's house.
"Couldn't never make it to the Majors." There was a frayed weariness in the old man's words, as though they long-since worn out."
From this passage, the reader can infer that Grayson is ____________ about not making it to the Major Leagues.
happy
angry
dissapointed
impassive
He showed them to the old man. Ancient, back-broken math books, flaking travel books, warped spellers, mangled mysteries, biographies, music books, astronomy books, cookbooks.
"What's the matter?" said the old man. "Can't you make up your mind what kind you want?"
The kid laughed. "I WANT THEM ALL." HE THREW HIS HANDS OUT. "I'M LEARNING EVERYTHING."
Why is the uppercased quotation most likely included in this part of the novel?
to tell how Maniac feels about Grayson
to show that Maniac yearns for knowledge
to explain that Maniac is selfish
to illustrate Maniac's humor
What evidence best shows that Grayson was very fond of Maniac?
Grayson tells him that he struck out Willie Mays.
Grayson drinks a glass of apple juice with him.
Grayson gives Maniac his old glove from the minors.
Grayson shares butterscotch Krimpets with Maniac.
