Maniac Magee Part 1 Baseball Game

Front 1

1. What is Maniac's first real name?

Back 1

Jeffrey

Front 2

2. How old was Maniac when his parent's first died?

Back 2

3 years old

Front 3

3. Who did Maniac live with after his parent's died?

Back 3

Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan

Front 4

4. Why did Maniac run away from his aunt and uncle?

Back 4

They didn't talk to each other and they had two of everything.

Front 5

5. What town did Maniac run away to?

Back 5

Two Mills, Pennsylvania

Front 6

6. How did Maniac's parents die?

Back 6

Jeffrey's parents died in a trolley accident.

Front 7

7. Who was the first person to actually talk to Maniac in Two Mills?

Back 7

Amanda Beale

Front 8

8. What did Amanda have that was of interest to Maniac?

Back 8

A suitcase of books

Front 9

9. Why did Amanda carry books with her?

Back 9

Amanda carried books with her so her brother, sister, and dog wouldn't ruin them.

Front 10

10. How was Two Mills racially divided?

Back 10

Two Mills was divided between the East End and the West End.

Front 11

11. In what sport did Maniac first show up and disrupt the game?

Back 11

Football

Front 12

12. During football, whom did Maniac intercept a pass from?

Back 12

Hands Down

Front 13

13. Where did four high school bullies throw a young boy?

Back 13

Finsterwald's backyard

Front 14

14. How did Mrs. Pickwell alert her children that it was time for dinner?

Back 14

Mrs. Pickwell whistled.

Front 15

15. Who struck 16 batters in a row to break a record?

Back 15

John McNab

Front 16

16. What did McNab pitch to Maniac that wasn't a baseball?

Back 16

Frog

Front 17

17. Where did Maniac sleep when he first moved to town?

Back 17

The deer shed at the zoo

Front 18

18. Who offered Maniac a bite of a candy bar?

Back 18

Mars Bar

Front 19

19. How did Maniac take a bite of the candy bar that surprised the boy?

Back 19

Jeffrey chomped right over the bite marks.

Front 20

20. When Mars Bar tore a page from Maniac's borrowed book, who broke up the fight?

Back 20

A lady with a broom

Front 21

21. What family allowed Maniac to stay with them in Two Mills?

Back 21

The Beale's

Front 22

22. Why did Maniac have to move away from the Beale's?

Back 22

Maniac felt he was bringing trouble to the Beale family.

Front 23

23. What did Maniac do that made Mrs. Beale mad?

Back 23

Trash talked

Front 24

24. What contest did Maniac win at Cobble's Corner?

Back 24

He untied Cobble's Knot.

Front 25

25. What prize did Maniac win for untying Cobble's Knot?

Back 25

A year's supply of pizza

Front 26

26. How did Maniac get to Two Mills, Pennsylvania from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania?

Back 26

He ran.

Front 27

27. How long did it take Jeffrey to run from Hollidaysburg to Two Mills?

Back 27

1 year

Front 28

28. Who gave Jeffrey his nickname?

Back 28

The townspeople

Front 29

29. How did Jeffrey get his nickname?

Back 29

He performed amazing feats like running the rails with a book in his hand.

Front 30

30. Who are the Cobra's?

Back 30

A gang of kids led by John McNab.

Front 31

31. What was McNab and the Cobra's mission?

Back 31

To beat up Jeffrey

Front 32

32. What name did Mars Bar call Jeffrey?

Back 32

Fishbelly

Front 33

33. What's one thing that changed at the Beale's house once Maniac moved in?

Back 33

The answer could be any of the following: Everybody's fingertips started to heal because Maniac untied the knots in Hester and Lester's shoes, Mrs. Beale spent less time cleaning up after Hester and Lester, Amanda started leaving her suitcase of books at home, OR Hester and Lester enjoyed taking a bath with Maniac.

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34. Why did Jeffrey get out of bed and open the door his first night at Amanda's house?

Back 34

Jeffrey was happy to have an address.

Front 35

35. What food was Jeffrey allergic to?

Back 35

Pizza

Front 36

36. What did Maniac love about his new life?

Back 36

The answer could be any of the following: He loved the colors of the East End, he loved the quiet, early mornings, he loved the noise of church, the sound of pancake batter on the griddle, the Fourth of July block party, OR he loved joining all of the colors at the vacant lot.

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37. Why didn't Jeffrey like being called Maniac?

Back 37

Jeffrey was afraid of losing his name, and with it the only thing he had left from his mother and father.

Front 38

38. What feeling was Maniac blind to?

Back 38

Maniac was blind to the fact that people disliked him because of his skin color.

Front 39

39. What does Maniac see written on the side of the Beale's house?

Back 39

ISHBELLY GO HOME!

Front 40

40. What made Cobble's Knot practically priceless?

Back 40

The prize was one large pizza per week for a whole year.

Front 41

41. What was the last thing anyone expected Maniac to do while he was trying to untie Cobble's Knot?

Back 41

Lay down and take a nap on the table

Front 42

42. Why was Amanda so upset after Maniac untied Cobble's Knot?

Back 42

Amanda's encyclopedia A was used as confetti.

Front 43

43. Why does Maniac leave town by walking down the center of Hector Street?

Back 43

There are gangs in both sides wanting to beat him up.

Front 44

44. When did Maniac finally untie Cobble's Knot?

Back 44

Around dinnertime

Front 45

45. Who taught Maniac how to trash talk?

Back 45

Hands Down