Maniac Magee Characters

Which of the following is the main conflict in the book so far?

• Maniac is allergic to pizza.

• Amanda's struggle to protect her books.

• Maniac Magee's struggle to find his place in the world.

• Mars Bar's need to find a friend.

In Chapter 10, why does Maniac take a bite of Mars Bar's candy bar?

• because Mars Bar asked him if he wanted a bite.

• because he was trying to be funny.

• because he loved being sneaky and he knew that Mars Bar wouldn't see him do it.

What was Maniac's real name?

• Jeffrey Lytel McGee

• John Lionel Macintosh

• Jeffrey Lionel Magee

• Joshua Little McGinty

In Chapter 11, the conflict between Mars Bar and Amanda begins when ...

• Mars Bar ripped the page form Amanda's book.

• Mars Bar ate a bite of his candy bar.

• Amanda gave Maniac a book to borrow.

As Amanda watched Maniac tackle the yo-yo knot, an idea slithered into her brain. When the little kid left with his string food as new, she said, "Jeffrey, if I knew some way that would make it okay for you to stay, would you?" "Would do you mean 'okay'? " he said. :I mean , that even if there's one or two people who aren't too wild about you now--and that's all there really are-- that even they would like you. And everybody else who already likes you, they'll like you even more. This passage is important to the story because it--

• introduces Amanda's plan to have Maniac untie Cobble's Knot

• represents the friendship that is growing between Maniac and Mars Bar

• shows that Amanda is still angry about her book being ripped

As Amanda watched Maniac tackle the yo-yo knot, an idea slithered into her brain. When the little kid left with his string food as new, she said, "Jeffrey, if I knew some way that would make it okay for you to stay, would you?"

"Would do you mean 'okay'? " he said.

"I mean , that even if there's one or two people who aren't too wild about you now--and that's all there really are-- that even they would like you. And everybody else who already likes you, they'll like you even more."

Amanda's tone can be described as-

• hopeful

• relaxed

• angry

Which character(s) would think or say the following: "Come to see Bonjangles? Go home. Go back to your own kind."

• Hester & Lester

• Old Man

• Grayson

Which one of the following did not help Jeffrey become known as “Maniac”?

• intercepting the Denehy pass and punting back

• rescuing Arnold Jones from Finsterwald’s backyard

• yelling “Talk, Talk” and running away

• hitting McNab’s fastball and bunting frogball

In chapter 7, instead of trying to get a home run, Maniac Magee bunted the frog ball because...

• He didn't want to hurt the frog but he still wanted to be able to hit.

• He knew that Amanda was looking, and he didn't want to be embarrassed.

• He was afraid of hitting a homerun and getting Mrs. Pickwell mad at him.

Which character in 'Maniac Magee' is known for their love of books?

• A) Mars Bar

• B) Amanda Beale

• C) John McNab

• D) Hester & Lester