Quotes
Who said it:
"And, I'm getting so bad myself, I think I must be half black."
Maniac Magee
Where did Maniac run away from at the beginning of the book and why?
His aunt and uncles because they always fought.
"He could run like a squirrel."
Simile
What is the theme?
Amanda Beale and her suitcase
Literacy and the love of reading
What did Maniac love to eat?
Krimpets
Who said it:
"I ain't got no story. I ain't nobody."
Grayson
Who was the first family to let Jefferey stay with them?
The Beale's
"The holiday would come bounding down the stairs"
Personification
What is the theme:
Maniac Magee knocking on Finsterwald's front door
Bravery
What did Amanda carry around?
Suitcase and Books
Who said it:
"Don't stop till yer outta town, runt! Don't let me ever catch ya!"
John Mcnab
What happened at Cobbles Corner?
Maniac untied the large knot
"Stone was softer than the kid's glare."
Metaphor
What is the theme:
The pillbox located in the McNab's dining room
Racism
What did Maniac and Grayson do on Thanksgiving?
They had a feast.
Who said it:
"Burn 'im, Magee!"
Hands Down
Who found Maniac in the buffalo pen the first time and offered him a place to stay?
Grayson
"Lying on a mattress gave him a weird feeling of slowly rising on a scoop of mashed potatoes"
Metaphor
What is the theme:
Maniac Magee's love for being on the inside of a window
Family and belonging
What did Maniac give Piper for his birthday?
A compass
Who said it:
"I am not asking you. I’m telling you. You are coming home with me, and you are going to sleep in my room, which is going to be your room.."
Amanda Beale
Who did Maniac bring to Piper's birthday party and why is it important?
"His smile was so wide he'd have had to break it into sections to fit it through a doorway."
Hyperbole
What is the theme:
Someone wrote fishbelly go home on the Beale's home
racism
Why is Mars Bar famous on both the West End and East End?
Stopping traffic with his glare.