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- 1. Multiple Choice
Did you read Chapters 1-15 of the book Maniac Magee?
yes
no
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was Maniac's real name?
Jeffery Lytel McGee
John Lionel Macintosh
Jeffery Lionel Magee
Joshua Little McGinty
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following does not describe Maniac's early life?
Maniac lived with his older sister and her husband.
When he was three, his parents were killed when the trolley they were on crashed into the river.
His relatives did not speak to each other. They had two of everything. Maniac spent part of his time with each one of them.
He lived with them for eight years.
- 4. Multiple Choice
True or False: After the musical, Maniac was screaming. He ran down from the risers and kept on going.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
Where did he go when he left Hollidaysburg? How long did it take him to get there?
He went to Three Rivers, near Norristown. It took him a week to get there.
He went to Jeffersonville. It took him six months to get there.
He went to Five Points, near Schuylkill. It took him two days to get there.
He went to Two Mills, near Bridgeport. It took him a year to get there.
- 6. Multiple Choice
True or False: Maniac was well dressed, and was wearing new sneakers.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who was Amanda Beale?
She was a teacher Maniac met when he went to enroll in school.
She was the town librarian.
She was a student, about Maniac's age, who was on her way to school.
She was a social worker.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which statement is true?
The blacks lived in North Mills and the whites lived in South Mills.
The blacks lived in Westport and the whites lived in Eastport.
The blacks lived in the South Side and the whites lived in the North Side.
The blacks lived in the East End, and the whites lived in the West End.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Describe Maniac's meeting with Brian Denehy and James "Hands" Down.
They were playing basketball. Maniac took the ball away from James "Hands" Down and scored a three point goal.
They were playing football. Maniac intercepted a pass, from Brian Denehy, punted the ball, and it landed in the hands of Hands Down.
They were playing baseball. Hands Down was pitching to Brian Denehy. Maniac caught he ball and caused Brian's team to lose the game.
Brian and James "Hands" Down were the stars of the track team. Maniac ran faster than both of them during a practice.
- 10. Multiple Choice
A group of high school kids dumped Arnold Jones into Finsterwald's back yard and ran off. Arnold got the "finsterwallies", or violent shakes. What did Maniac do?
He threw two of the high school boys over the fence and made them bring Arnold out.
He rang Finsterwald's doorbell and asked if he could have the key to unlock the gate.
Maniac carried Arnold to the front step. Then Maniac sat on the steps and started reading.
Maniac helped Arnold climb over the back fence. Then the two of them went to the
drugstore for sodas.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements does not describe dinner at the Pickwell home?
There were ten Pickwell children.
Mrs. Pickwell rang a big dinner bell and all of the kids ran home.
None of the kids were ever late for dinner.
Mr. Pickwell also invited a taxi driver for dinner.
- 12. Multiple Choice
After dinner, Jeffrey ran somewhere that the other kids had only walked. Where was it?
Jeffrey ran up the side of the mountain in his bare feet.
Jeffrey ran along the roofs of the houses on Hector Street.
Jeffrey ran the entire length of the P&W trolley route in one hour.
Jeffrey ran on the railroad tracks with a book in his hand.
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did the play between Jeffrey and John McNab end?
McNab pitched a frog. Jeffrey bunted it and made a home run.
McNab pitched a fast ball. Jeffrey hit it out of the park, ran after it, and never came
back.
Jeffrey pitched his famous Maniac ball. McNab could not hit it, and lost the game.
Jeffrey pitched a slow ball. McNab hit it, but Maniac caught it in the air and tagged him
out.
- 14. Multiple Choice
True or False: The people in the town were all taking about Jeffrey and his deeds. Someone probably said, "Kid's gotta be a maniac." Others agreed. Since they didn't know his real name, they started calling him Maniac.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
Where did Jeffrey sleep?
He slept in a junkyard full of abandoned cars.
He slept in the basement storeroom of the library. He sneaked in through a broken
window.
He slept in the deer shed at the Elmwood Park Zoo.
He slept in the garage at one of the churches in town.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How did he like Amanda's book?
He didn't like it, but did not remember where she lived to take it back.
He liked the pictures, but could not read the words.
He liked it but was bored after he read it once.
He was so fascinated that he read it over and over.
- 17. Multiple Choice
McNab and his pals, the Cobras, found Maniac running on the train rail. They started throwing stones at him. Where did Maniac run to get away from them?
He ran into the Pickwell house.
He ran to the buffalo pen at the zoo.
He ran across Hector Street into the East End.
He ran up the P&W trestle and ran on the bridge over the river.
- 18. Multiple Choice
True or False: Maniac challenged Mars Bar to a race through the neighborhood. It was unthinkable because no white boy had ever run through the black neighborhood.
True
False
- 19. Multiple Choice
What happened to Amanda's book when Mars Bar snatched it?
Mars Bar set it on fire.
Maniac got it back and it was in perfect condition.
Mars Bar threw it in the street and a truck ran over it.
One page ripped before Maniac got it back.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Mars Bar and some friends followed Maniac and backed him against a wall. What happened next?
A woman in the neighborhood hit Mars Bar and the others with her broom and chased them away.
A policeman saw them and stopped the fight.
Amanda found them. She kicked Mars Bar, Then she invited Manic to her house.
Maniac jumped over the wall and ran away.
- 21. Multiple Choice
What happened when Maniac told Mr. Beale the true story about where he lived?
Mr. Beale drove Maniac to the zoo.
Mr. Beale took him to the police station and asked the officers to take care of him.
Mr. Beale said he would have to call Social Services the next day.
Mr. Beale took him back to the Beale home. Mrs. Beale agreed that he should stay.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Maniac did jobs around the house, played with Hester and Lester, turned out lights, and kept his room neat. What did Mrs. Beale call this?
She called it "the Maniac Phenomenon."
She called it "the miracle on Sycamore Street."
She called it "Beale's Best Guest."
She called it " Extraordinary East End Excellence"
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following did not happen in the Beale household?
Hester and Lester started eating vegetables for dinner every night.
Hester and Lester stopped crayoning on the walls and furniture.
Hester and Lester began taking baths willingly.
Hester and Lester stopped damaging Amanda's books.
- 24. Multiple Choice
What was Maniac's allergy?
He was allergic to milk.
He was allergic to his feather pillow.
He was allergic to pizza.
He was allergic to the bubble bath Mrs. Beale used.
- 25. Multiple Choice
True or False: Maniac liked his new life, but wished he could go back to his old life.
true
false
- 26. Multiple Choice
True or False: The East End kids figured out that Jeffrey was the Maniac kid because of the way he played football, stickball, and other sports.
true
false
- 27. Multiple Choice
What was Jeffrey afraid of losing?
He was afraid of losing the Beale family and his home, because he was white.
He was afraid of losing Amanda, who was his only friend.
He was afraid of losing his name, the only thing he had left from his parents.
He was afraid of losing his freedom by staying with the Beale family.
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which statement about the people in the East End is false?
The preschoolers came to him to untie their sneaker knots.
The girls his age thought he was cute.
The bigger kids tested his sports ability.
Hands Down talked for him.
- 29. Multiple Choice
True or False: Maniac didn't know that some kids didn't like him.
true
false
- 30. Multiple Choice
True or False: Maniac thought he was pure white and his friends in the East End were pure
black.
true
false
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