Maniac Magee Part 1

Question 1

How does Maniac feel about not having a home?

Accepted Answer

unhappy

Question 2

Which of the following was not true of the man who told Maniac to "go back to your own kind?"

Accepted Answer

He was a high school kid.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a characteristic of McNab?

Accepted Answer

He was kind.

Question 4

Why did Amanda encourage Maniac to untie Cobble's knot?

Accepted Answer

She thought everyone would love him and allow him to stay.

Question 5

The toddler ____________ up the side of the cabinet to reach the cookie jar.

Accepted Answer

shinnied

Question 6

Where was Maniac originally from?

Accepted Answer

Bridgeport

Question 7

Austin ___________ at the squeaking Styrofoam as he removed the speakers from the box.

Accepted Answer

cringed

Question 8

Why did Maniac walk out of town instead of running?

Accepted Answer

No one would cross the middle of town to chase him.

Question 9

Why couldn't Maniac see "this color business?"

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 10

What was written with chalk on the Beale's house?

Accepted Answer

Fishbelly, go home!

Question 11

Why was Maniac frustrated with his aunt and uncle?

Accepted Answer

They hated each other & never did anything together.

Question 12

What did Maniac get when he untied Cobble's Knot?

Accepted Answer

Pizza for a year.

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of Jeffrey's character traits?

Accepted Answer

He was a bully.

Question 14

The new kid sat in _______________ at lunch, hoping someone would come eat with him.

Accepted Answer

solitude

Question 15

Which statement best compares & contrasts how McNab felt before & after pitching to Maniac.

Accepted Answer

Confident before and mad at himself after.

Question 16

In Two Mills, why would't kids just stroll around on the opposite end of town?

Accepted Answer

They didn't visit the opposite end to avoid confrontations.

Question 17

Why does Mars Bar hate Maniac Magee?

Accepted Answer

Maniac is white.

Question 18

Stan was ____________ as to how the vase was broken when no one was home.

Accepted Answer

befuddled

Question 19

The _________ three year old refused to eat his peas.

Accepted Answer

finicky

Question 20

Which is not true of Mrs. Beale

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Beale treats Maniac differently because he's white.

Question 21

The Uber sat ____________ at the curb, waiting for its passenger.

Accepted Answer

idling

Question 22

Why did Maniac leave Bridgeport?

Accepted Answer

He moved to his aunt and uncle's house.

Question 23

The high school senior had many ______________ for college.

Accepted Answer

prospects

Question 24

Why was the year it took Jeffrey to reach Two Mills called "The Lost Year?"

Accepted Answer

No one knows what he did during that year except run.

Question 25

Why was Amanda so upset when everyone was celebrating?

Accepted Answer

Her "A" encyclopedia was all ripped up.

Question 26

The soldiers went to the __________ each Saturday to practice their drills.

Accepted Answer

armory

Question 27

The acrobat performed some amazing _________________ on the trapeze.

Accepted Answer

contortions

Question 28

Why did Jeffrey move in with his aunt and uncle?

Accepted Answer

His parents both were killed in a trolley accident.

Question 29

What was Maniac Magee's real name?

Accepted Answer

Jeffrey Lionel Magee

Question 30

Why don't the Pickwells notice Maniac at their dinner table?

Accepted Answer

They all assumed someone else in the family knew Maniac.

Question 31

How has living in the East End changed Maniac?

Accepted Answer

He learns about discrimination.

Question 32

How did Amanda know that Jeffrey wasn't from the East End?

Accepted Answer

He was white.

Question 33

Scientists separate the brain into two parts, the left and right ______________.

Accepted Answer

hemisphere

Question 34

Who is the author of Maniac Magee?

Accepted Answer

Jerry Spinelli

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