Multiple Choice
Jeffrey Lionel Magee's nickname.
What is Maniac?
Who is Mars Bar Thompson?
a. A kind boy who helps Maniac
b. A bully who later becomes Maniac's friend
c. A shopkeeper in Two Mills
d. Maniac's cousin
b. A bully who later becomes Maniac's friend
Who does not see racial differences and moves freely between the East and West End.
Who is Maniac?
He lives in both the East and West End and makes friends with people from both communities.
Who is Maniac Magee?
How does the book end?
a. Maniac runs away to another town
b. Mars Bar and Amanda convince Maniac to stay with the Beales.
c. Maniac moves back with his aunt and uncle
d. Maniac decides to live alone forever.
b. Mars Bar and Amanda convince Maniac to stay with the Beales.
The reason Maniac lives in the buffalo pen at the zoo.
a. He loves animals
b. He has nowhere else to go and feels lost
c. He is hiding from Mars Bar
d. He is trying to train the buffalo
b. He has nowhere else to go and feels lost
A giant, tangled ball of string that no one has been able to untie.
What is Cobble's Knot?
He teaches Maniac about baseball and reading, acting as a father figure to him.
Who is Grayson?
Why does Maniac leave the Beale household?
a. He feels he is causing trouble for them
b. He gets bored living with a family.
c. He wants to find his real parents
d. He is forced to leave by Amanda's parents
a. He feels he is causing trouble for them
Why does Maniac run away from his aunt and uncle's house?
a. They mistreat him
b. They argue all the time and never talk to each other
c. he wants to live with another family
d. He gets in trouble at school
b. They argue all the time and never talk to each other
An older man who takes care of Maniac and provides him with love and support.
Who is Grayson?
He performs incredible physical feats, such as running fast and untying Cobble's Knot.
Who is Maniac?
What makes Maniac famous in Two Mills?
a. He breaks into a zoo and frees the animals
b. He wins a running competition
c. He unties Cobble's Knot and performs amazing feats
d. He beats Mars Bar in a fight
c. He unties Cobble's Knot and performs amazing feats
Where does Maniac first feel at home after running away?
a. In the zoo with the buffalo
b. With Amanda Beale's family
c. In an abandoned house
d. In a church basement
b. With Amanda Beale's family
A bully from the East End who dislikes Maniac.
Who is Mars Bar Thompson?
Over time, they gain respect for each other, and by the end of the book, he helps Maniac and invites him to his home.
Who is Mars Bar Thompson?
What is significant about Amanda Beale's books?
a. They are old and falling apart
b. They are her most prized possessions
c. She writes stories in them
d. She gives them to Maniac as a goodbye giftb. They are her most prized possessions
Why does Maniac leave the Beale household?
a. He feels he is causing trouble for them
b. He gets bored living with a family
c. He wants to find his real parents
d. He is forced to leave by Amanda's parents
a. He feels he is causing trouble for them
Maniac's success in untying Cobble's Knot Makes him famous and admired by who?
What is the East End?
He treats everyone equally, showing that race should not determine friendships.
Who is Maniac Magee?