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Maniac Magee 22-30

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Maniac ran away from the Beale's house, where did he run to?

a)

Bridgeport

b)

Aunt Dot's house

c)

The Elmwood Park Zoo

d)

Hollidaysburg

2.

Who is Grayson?

a)

An old man who works at the zoo.

b)

Amanda's grandfather.

c)

The principal at the local elementary school.

d)

The Zoo owner.

3.

What is Maniac's new favorite thing to eat?

a)

Hamburgers

b)

Eggs and toast

c)

Zeps

d)

Butterscotch Krimpets

4.

Why wouldn't Maniac go to school?

a)

He doesn't have a ride.

b)

He doesn't have a home address.

c)

He doesn't have any school supplies.

d)

He doesn't know how to read.

5.

Why wouldn't Maniac stay with Grayson at the YMCA?

a)

He didn't really like Grayson.

b)

He didn't like sleeping inside.

c)

He thought he was bad luck to people around him.

d)

He did not like the YMCA.

6.

What has Grayson done that amazed Maniac?

a)

Grayson played baseball in the Minors.

b)

Grayson was a star football player for the NFL.

c)

Grayson was the manager for a major league baseball team.

d)

Grayson was an umpire.

7.

What did Maniac have in his hands when he was listening to Grayson's stories?

a)

A krimpet, a donut or a candy bar.

b)

A golf club, a golf ball or a tee.

c)

A tennis ball, a frisbee or a football.

d)

A baseball, a bat or a catcher's mitt.

8.

What did Grayson want Maniac to teach him to do?

a)

To spell

b)

To read

c)

To use a computer

d)

To run

9.

Why didn't Grayson ever make it to the Majors?

a)

He decided he didn't like baseball anymore.

b)

He struck out Willie Mays.

c)

He got lost on the way to the game.

d)

He pitched his worst game ever in front of the scouts.

10.

Other than food, what does Grayson buy Maniac?

a)

New clothes

b)

New books

c)

A membership to the zoo

d)

A membership to the YMCA

11.
What material did Maniac use to teach Grayson how to read?
a)
The sports section of the newspaper.
b)
Maniac wrote stories and Grayson read them.
c)
He used children's books from the library.
d)
He used the street and store signs around town.
12.
What is the first book Grayson learned how to read?
a)
The Story of Babar
b)
Mike Mulligans Steam Shovel
c)
The Little Engine That Could
d)
Green Eggs and Ham
13.
How did Maniac react when Grayson read his first book?
a)
He jumped up and down and said "Yippe."
b)
He drew a gold star and pinned it on Grayson's shirt.
c)
He said, "A-men."
d)
He whistled and clapped.
14.
Which of these was not in Maniac's room?
a)
furniture
b)
a television
c)
a toaster oven
d)
a space heater
15.
True or False. Maniac and Grayson had Thanksgiving dinner at the YMCA's with some of Grayson's friends. 
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Where was Grayson living at Christmas time?
a)
He was living in the back of his pick up truck.
b)
He was living in the deer pen at the zoo. 
c)
He was still living at the YMCA.
d)
He was living at the band shell with Maniac. 
17.
True or False. Maniac and Grayson put a Christmas tree up in the buffalo pen at the zoo.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
When Grayson found Maniac, where did he take him?
a)
He took him to an emergency room.
b)
He took him to the school principal.
c)
He took him to his daughter's house.
d)
He took him to an the empty band shell.
19.
True or False. Maniac said he would run away if Grayson tried to make him go to school.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What did Maniac discover about Grayson's past?
a)
Grayson had been in jail for robbery. 
b)
Grayson was a World War II hero. 
c)
Grayson had been a minor league baseball player.
d)
Grayson's wife and children had been killed in a train wreck.
21.
How was Maniac keeping up with his education?
a)
He was watching educational shows on the television at department stores.
b)
He took old newspapers out of the trash can and read them.
c)
He read books at the bookstore in town.
d)
He used the money Grayson gave him to buy books at the library.
22.
What did Grayson and Maniac do in the afternoons?
a)
They ran track, cleaned the zoo, and cooked dinner.
b)
The drove around town and collected tin cans.
c)
They fed animals at the zoo and watched TV at the YMCA.
d)
They repaired fences, told stories, and played baseball.
23.
What did Grayson ask Maniac to help him do?
a)
Grayson asked Maniac to help him read.
b)
Grayson asked Maniac to play baseball with him.
c)
Grayson asked Maniac to call him Grandpa.
d)
Grayson asked Maniac to call his aunt and uncle to let them know he was safe.