Maniac Magee Chapters 5-8 Study Guide - Weebly

1 Name _____ Group _____ Maniac Magee Chapters 5-8 Study Guide Answer the following questions in COMPLETE sentences chapter 5 1. What did Arnold Jones do that caused him to be thrown into the Finsterwald s back yard? 2. What are the finsterwallies ? chapter 6 3. Why weren t the Pickwells aware of Jeffrey s presence at their dinner table? chapter 7 4. How would you characterize John McNab? Look at the third paragraph on page 23. What WORDS does the author use that helps you understand that the other kids are afraid of him? 5. Why were the other Little League kids cheering? Why did that make John McNab mad? chapter 8 6. Where does Maniac sleep at night? Name _____ Group _____ Looking Back IN YOUR GROUP, discuss and answer each of the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES. Give examples from the book whenever possible. 1. The text says, When Arnold came to and discovered this, he took off like a horsefly from a swatter (p.)

2 19). This is an example of a simile (figurative language that compares two unlike things in order to help describe.) What is the author trying to help us imagine about how Arnold felt when he found himself on the Finsterwald s front step? 2. Discuss the scene where John McNab uses a frog instead of a ball. Have someone in your group read this section aloud. Why do you think McNab did this? Record your ideas. 3. After Maniac jogs past the empty stands and on up the hill in this scene, McNab yells after him, Don t stop till yer outta town, runt! Don t let me ever catch ya! Why do you think McNab yelled this at Maniac ? What is he trying to do for himself? 4. A cliffhanger is a literary device borrowed from silent films in which an episode ended at the moment of heightened tension or suspense. In a book it is usually placed at the end of a chapter to encourage the reader to continue reading.

3 What is the cliffhanger at the end of chapter 8? What unexpected turn do you think Maniac s life is about to take? Predict.