CHARACTERS
What is the Main Characters birth name?
Jeffrey Lionel Magee
stage steps used for performing on
risers
Why did Jeffrey run away from Aunt Dot and Uncle Don?
They wouldn't share anything.
What causes Amanda to carry all her books to school each day?
Her siblings write in them and dog chews them.
Who is the girl Jeffrey stops to ask if she is running away?
Amanda
Someone who has no parents.
orphan
How did Jeffrey's parents die?
In a trolley crash off a trestle.
What causes Mars Bar to get angry at Jeffrey?
Jeffrey took a bite of his candy bar.
What is the big Little League pitcher's name?
John McNabb
The whole thing?
kaboodle
How long did it take Jeffrey to show up in Two Mills?
a year
What causes Amanda to be late for the one and only time in her schooling?
Which character is named after a candy bar?
Mars Bar
to be enough
suffice
Why did Jeffrey ask Amanda if she was running away?
She had a suitcase with her.
What caused the trolley to crash?
The driver was speeding.
Why did people begin calling Jeffrey "Maniac"? (give at least two reasons)
He sat on Finsterwald's steps, He caught a football one handed and ran for a touchdown on the high school field then punted it back, He hit homeruns off John McNabb, He bit part of Mars Bars candy bar, ate at the Pickwell house
thoughts or ideas about something
emanations
What did John McNabb pitch besides a baseball?
a frog
What caused the bully, John McNabb, to get angry at Jeffrey?
Jeffrey broke his strikeout record. He hit the ball.