<p>Name ______Period _____ Teachers Luders & Perri Room 202</p><p>Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli</p><p>1 2 Maniac Magee Vocabulary </p><p>Part I (Chapters 1-21)</p><p>Word Definition 1 bellowing shouting loudly in a deep voice 2 hoisted raised or lifted up 3 maw the jaws of an animal 4 pandemonium wild uproar and chaos 5 solitude the state of being alone or remote from society 6 converged came together; met 7 ranting speaking in a very loud and aggressive manner 8 sneered showing intense dislike or disrespect with speech or facial expression 9 eons a length of time too long to measure 1 contortions twists</p><p>0</p><p>3 Maniac Magee Vocabulary </p><p>Part II (Chapters 22-32)</p><p>Word Definition 1 lumbering moving in a heavy, clumsy way 2 frayed strained or upset 3 robust strong, energetic 4 blarney smooth talk that deceives people 5 grouse to complain 6 pommel the handle at the front of a saddle 7 preposterous utterly absurd, outrageous 8 stoic very calm, not excitable 9 languish become weak from lack of use or neglect 1 filigreed ornamental openings of delicate or </p><p>0 intricate design</p><p>4 Maniac Magee Vocabulary </p><p>Part III (Chapters 33-46)</p><p>Word Definition 1 careening tilting, leaning to one side 2 gaunt excessively thin 3 lambasting scolding severely 4 perilous full of risk; dangerous 5 marooned isolated, alone 6 ludicrous absurd, ridiculous, laughable 7 protruding sticking out 8 chaotic completely disordered; disorganized 9 seething violently agitated; full of anger 1 diverged having gone in different directions from a</p><p>0 common point or from each other</p><p>5 Chapter 1: pages 7-8</p><p>1. Who is Maniac Magee?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>2. Who is telling the story?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>6 Chapter 2: pages 9-10</p><p>3. How do you know this story isn’t entirely realistic? </p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>4. What is the setting of the story?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>7 Chapter 3: pages 11-14</p><p>5. What is memorable about Amanda Beale’s first meeting with Jeffrey?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>6. Why did Amanda carry a suitcase to school?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 4: pages 15</p><p>7. What does Jeffery do on the high school fields on his first day in Two Mills?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______8 Chapter 5: pages 16-18</p><p>8. What was peculiar and unique about 803 Oriole Street?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>9. What was the fate of Arnold Jones? </p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>9 Chapter 6: pages 19-20</p><p>10.Where do the Pickwells eat their meals?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>11.What’s intriguing about the Pickwell children’s names?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 7: pages 21-25</p><p>12.Why did John McNab show his birth certificate to the little league director?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______10 Chapter 8: pages 26-27</p><p>13.Why did Jeffery come to be called Maniac?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>14.Where did Maniac live his first few nights in town? </p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 9: pages 28-30</p><p>15.Why did Maniac run to the west side of town?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______11 Chapter 10: pages 31-34</p><p>16.How does Maniac meet Mars Bar Thompson?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>17.What unthinkable thing does Maniac do in chapter 10?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 11: pages 35-36</p><p>18.How did the high school basketball players react to Amanda and Jeffery and the torn book? ______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______12 Chapter 12: pages 37-39</p><p>19.Why did Maniac make a special point of checking the house number at the Beals?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 13: pages 40-43</p><p>20.How did Maniac affect the Beale household?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>21.What is Maniac’s allergy?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______13 Chapter 14: pages 44-47</p><p>22.What are three particular things Maniac loved about his new life? Why?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 15: pages 48-50</p><p>23.What were the different reactions to trash talk in Chapter 15?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>14 Chapter 16: pages 51-52</p><p>24.What kinds of things didn’t Maniac see?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 17: pages 53-56</p><p>25.Why did the man at the “party” call Maniac Whitey? </p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>26.What was the reason for the paint on the Beales’ house?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>15 Chapter 18: pages 57-60</p><p>27.What were Maniac’s special abilities and talents?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 19: pages 61-62</p><p>28.What is Cobble’s Knot?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>16 Chapter 20: pages 63-65</p><p>29.How did Maniac begin on Cobble’s Knot?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 21: pages 66-67</p><p>30.Why did Maniac leave town?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>17 Chapter 22: pages 71-75</p><p>31.Where do you meet Jeffery at the start of Part II?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>32.Why has Jeffrey reverted to the name Jeffery?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>18 Chapter 23: pages 76-78</p><p>33.What is Jeffery’s reason for avoiding school?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 24: pages 79-81</p><p>34.What do Grayson’s questions about the Beals tell you about him?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>35.Where does Maniac sleep after meeting Grayson?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>19 Chapter 25: pages 82-86</p><p>36.What was Grayson’s story?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 26: pages 87-89</p><p>37.How did Grayson become a professor?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______20 Chapter 27: pages 90-92</p><p>38.What was Grayson’s experience in school?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>39.How did Maniac teach Grayson to read?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>21 Chapter 28: pages 93-95</p><p>40.How do Maniac and Grayson celebrate after Grayson reads his first book?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 29: pages 96-98</p><p>41.What is 101 Band Shell Boulevard?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>22 Chapter 30: pages 99-100</p><p>42.How did Grayson and Maniac decorate for Christmas?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 31: pages 101-103</p><p>43.How did Grayson and Maniac spend Christmas?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>44.What happened five day’s after Christmas?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>23 Chapter 32: pages 104-106</p><p>45.Why was Grayson’s funeral sad?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 33: pages 109-111</p><p>46.How did Maniac spend his time in January?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______24 Chapter 34: pages 112-115</p><p>47.Who distracts Maniac’s sleep and causes him to return to Two Mills?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>48.Where do the youngsters live?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>25 Chapter 35: pages 116-121</p><p>49.How did Maniac help John McNab out of his embarrassment?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 36: pages 122-125</p><p>50.How did Maniac keep Russell and Piper going to school? </p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______26 Chapter 37: pages 126-127</p><p>51.How did Maniac serve to boost the importance of Piper and Russell McNab?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Chapter 38: pages 128-133</p><p>52.What happened on “the day of the worms” in April?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>53.What did Maniac regret after the race?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______27 Chapter 39: pages 134-137</p><p>54.Where did Maniac stay after the race?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>55.What was the purpose of the McNab pillbox?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>28 Chapter 40: pages 138-142</p><p>56.How did Maniac organize his spring May days?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>57.Why did Maniac finally take his satchel and leave the McNabs?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>29 Chapter 41: pages 142-146</p><p>58.Who did Maniac take to Piper’s birthday party? Why?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>30 Chapter 42: pages 147-151</p><p>59.Why was the term birthday party inaccurate in this chapter?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>60.Why didn’t Maniac’s miracle happen?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>31 Chapter 43: pages 152-153</p><p>61.Where did Maniac sleep after the McNab birthday fiasco?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>62.What was Maniac’s favorite time of day? Why?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>32 Chapter 44: pages 154-157</p><p>63.How did Maniac and Mars Bar come to run together in the morning?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>64.Why did Piper plead with Maniac for help?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>33 Chapter 45: pages 158-163</p><p>65.Who saved Russell McNab? How?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>66.How did Russell and Piper react to Mars Bar’s Mother?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______34 Chapter 46: pages 164-165</p><p>67.Who did Mars Bar enlist to help in dealing with Maniac?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>68.What did the pair do to change Maniac’s mind about his living situation. </p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>35</p>