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- Q1
How did Jeffrey Magee become an orphan?
His parents gave him away.
His parents were killed in an train crash.
His parents were killed in a boating accident.
His parents were killed in an airplane crash.
120s - Q2
Where was Maniac sent to live with after his parents were killed?
He became an orphan the day his parents died.
The Beale's home
Big John McNaab's house
Aunt Dot & Uncle Dan
120s - Q3
Why did Jeffrey run away?
His aunt and uncle didn’t want him anymore.
He turned 18 years old.
He wanted to travel the world.
His aunt and uncle did not get along.
120s - Q4
Who was the first person to talk to Jeffrey?
Brian Denehy
Arnold Jones
John McNaab
Amanda Beale
120s - Q5
Why did Jeffrey stand out in the East Side?
He was black.
He dressed funny.
He wore glasses.
He was white.
120s - Q6
What did Amanda have in her suitcase that Jeffrey loved?
Candy Bars
Money
Books
Clothes
120s - Q7
What was special about Jeffrey catching Brian Denehy’s pass and then punting the ball back to Hands Down?
He did it with one hand.
He was a little kid.
He did it blindfolded.
He did it running backwards.
120s - Q8
After Jeffrey eats at the Pickwell’s, the children follow him outside and find him running:
the side of the road
the wooden tiles
the steel rails
the cinder blocks
120s - Q9
Mars Bar Thompson confronted Maniac. He offered him a bite of his candy bar. When Maniac took a bite, there was dead silence on the street. Why?
Maniac dropped the candy bar.
Mars Bar never offered anyone a bite.
People don’t eat after each other especially white/black at this time.
Maniac and Mars Bar were not friends.
120s - Q10
After running away from his aunt and uncle, where does Maniac live?
moose shed at Elmwood Park Zoo
fox shed at Elmwood Park Zoo
deer shed at Elmwood Park Zoo
oxen shed at Elmwood Park Zoo
120s - Q11
The Beale’s invite Maniac to stay. Before he can sleep, he must:
call his aunt and uncle
say his prayers
take a bath
go out to see his address
120s - Q12
What is Maniac allergic to?
pizza
chocolate
milk
peanuts
120s - Q13
Everybody called Jeffrey “Maniac”. When asked what his name was, he would reply, “My name is Jeffrey. You know me.” Why?
He thought people were not listening to him.
He wanted to be called by his aunt & uncle’s name.
He didn’t like the nickname.
He didn’t want to lose the last thing he had from his parents.
120s - Q14
What happened when Maniac was playing in the water with the rest of the East End kids?
An old man yelled at him to go home.
Everyone turned on him because he was white.
He slipped and hurt himself.
Mars Bar wanted to fight him.
120s - Q15
What is written on the side of the Beale’s house?
Lion go home.
Thief go home.
Fishbelly go home.
Welcome to the neighborhood!
120s