Maniac Magee Quizzes

Maniac Magee Quiz 1

1 Who is the author of "Maniac Magee"?
Shel Silverstein

Maurice Sendak

Jerry Spinelli

Madeline Cohen
2 Where was Maniac Magee born?
East End

An ordinary house

A dump

A band shell
3 How did Maniac Magee's parents die?
A boat sinking

An electric shock

A trolley accident

An airplane crash
4 What is Maniac Magee's real name?
Jeffery Lionel Magee

Jaxon Cheetahel Magee

Justin Leopardel Magee

Jared Tigerel Magee
5 Who does Maniac first live with after his parents' deaths?
His grandparents on his mother's side

His aunt and uncle

His cousins in East End

His grandparents on his father's side
6 What do Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan do instead of getting a divorce?
Buy two of everything

Tell Jeffery never to get married

Move and live separately in East End and in West End

Have their marriage annulled
7 How long does Maniac stay with his aunt and uncle?
Eight years

Six months

Five years

One year
8 During what event does Maniac run away from his aunt and uncle's house?
Parent-teacher conferences

The spring musicale

Thanksgiving

The Fourth of July block party
9 How long did it take Maniac to run from Hollidaysburg to Two Mills?
Six days

Two years

A year

Six months
10 Who was the first person to "actually stop and talk with Maniac" (10)?
Amanda Beale

Russell McNab

Mars Bar

Hands Down
11 What race is Amanda Beale?
Asian

Hispanic/Latino

White

African-American
12 What does Amanda Beale carry in a briefcase?
iPads

Cassette tapes

Books

Notebooks
13 What is the book Amanda gives Maniac about?
Harry Potter

The apocalypse

The Children's Crusade

The Civil Rights Movement
14 From whom does Maniac intercept a football on his first day in East End?
James "Hands" Down

Russell McNab

Mars Bar

Jeffery Magee
15 Who lives at 803 Oriole Street?
Finsterwald

The Pickwells

The Beales

Maniac Magee
16 What adjective describes how children in East End feel toward Finsterwald's house?
Excited

Jealous

Overjoyed

Scared
17 What is "the finsterwallies"?
Not being afraid of anything

Having a crush on someone

Having to go to the bathroom

Trembling from fear
18 With what letter do all the Pickwell children's names start?
M

A

D

N
19 What baseball position does John McNab play?
Pitcher

Batter

Outfield

Catcher
20 What race is John McNab?
White

Hispanic/Latino

Asian

African-American
21 What odd thing does McNab pitch to Maniac?
A softball

A frog

A rock

A Happy Meal
22 What does Maniac do in response to this odd pitch?
He grabs it and starts to run

He cries

He hits it out of the park

He bunts it
23 What animal does Maniac first sleep with at the zoo?
Buffalo

Elephants

Lions

Deer
24 What race is Mars Bar?
Asian

Hispanic/Latino

African-American

White
25 What does Maniac do when Mars Bar offers him a bite of his Mars Bar?
He takes a bite from right where Mars Bar's bite had been.

He runs away.

He says "No, thank you" politely.

He takes a bite from the side Mars Bar hasn't bitten off yet.

Sometime after the book exchange with Amanda, Maniac shows up at a local high school athletic field. Maniac is discovered as he catches a sixty-yard football pass thrown by the school’s quarterback, Brian Deheny. After the amazing catch, Maniac...

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Answered by Aslan on 5/23/2019 8:28 PM