Figurative Language
"eight inch cockroach on a leash"
hyperbole
"ordinary house across the river" page 5
Bridgeport
never talk
Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan
wears old sneakers and ripped shirts
Maniac Magee
separate drinking fountains
Segregation
"shipped off"
idiom
Page 5 "western part of Pennsylvania"
Holidaysburg
ran away from home
Maniac Magee
What killed Maniac's parents?
A drunk trolley driver caused an accident.
Who was a legend of the Civil Rights Movement?
Dr. Martin Luther King
"onion-grass-smelling night"
imagery
"night of the spring musicale" page 6
Jeffrey's school auditorium
killed in a trolley accident
Maniac's mom and dad
Why did Amanda carry her books in a suitcase?
So that her brother and sister wouldn't color all over them.
What race of people lived in Two Mills?
black
"flopping open like dog tongues"
simile
"house of two toasters" page 7
Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan's house
loves books
Amanda Beale
How do you know Maniac is a great football player?
He caught the star quarterback's spiral ball with one hand.
Who was the little girl who fought for her right to go to a white school in New Orleans?
Ruby Bridges
"walking the gangplank"
hyperbole
"headed for grade school" page 10
Two Mills
star quarterback of the high school team
Brian Denehy
Who did Maniac steal the football throw from?
"hands down"
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
An event for all people to gain their unalienable rights according to the constitution.