Vocab
Part I
Part II
Part III
About The Author
100
What does the word "samaritan" mean?
Citizen
100
How did Maniacs parents die?
On the P&W high speed trolley accident
100
Where does Grayson work before he dies?
The zoo
100
Why is Maniac running away from the apartment him and Grayson shared?
Becuase Grayson died
100
Did Jerry Spinelli always want to be a childrens book writer?
No
200
What does the word "pandemonium" mean?
wild disorder or uproar
200
Why does Amanda give Maniac a book when they first meet before Amanda has to go to school?
Beacuase he was persistant
200
Where does Grayson take Maniac when he finds him sleeping in the buffalo pin?
The bandshell
200
Where is Maniac sleeping when Amanda and Mars Bar find him?
The buffalo pin
200
What year was Jerry Spinelli born?
1941
300
What does the word "emantions" mean?
to come from a source
300
What is John McNab's group called that were chasing Maniac?
The "Cobras"
300
What does Grayson learn from Maniac that he never knew how to do?
How to read
300
Where was Russell stuck when Mars Bar saved him?
On the high speed trolley
300
Where was Jerry Spinelli born?
Pennsylvania
400
What does "finicky" mean?
excessively particular
400
Why did Amanda know Mars Bar ripped a page in her book "The Child's Crusade"?
Becuase he has a bad reputation so she knew it was him
400
What do Maniac and Grayson say about there first Thanksgiving they had together
It was the best they ever had
400
Did maniac kiss a bull?
No it was a Buffalo
400
What the first novel Jerry Spinelli wrote
Space Station Seventh Grade
500
What does the word "legacy" mean and what is the part of speech?
something handed down from generation to generation noun
500
What was Jeffery staring at when he was looking at the Beales house from the outside when he first moved there?
His new address
500
What was the first book Grayson read cover to cover and about how long did it take him to finish reading it?
"The Little Engine That Could" About 1 hour
500
Why doesn't Maniac go home with Mars Bar and Amanda to the East end?
He didnt want to hurt anyone else
500
What was Jerry Spinelli's dream before he started writing novels
Major League baseball player (short stop)
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