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media type="custom" key="8696668" (23-25) **//__ Chapter 23 __//** 1. How did Maniac Magee feel about going to school? Use details from the story, and be specific. 2. What did Maniac Magee say to Grayson that made him feel good? Why do you think it make him feel good? 1) How Maniac Magee felt about going to school was that he wouldn’t feel in place like the others do when they are in school and they feel like a big family or a big home who likes on another. Another reason is because he didn’t have a home to go to when he gets out of school, and he wouldn’t have an address. Last reason is because what family would he have to go to tell what happened in school, and I doubt that Maniac would like to see others run home to their families. 2) What Maniac Magee said to Grayson that made him feel good was, “if you try to make me, I’ll just start running.” Maniac felt good to say this because he didn’t take orders from someone, and actually try to control the problem. **//__ Chapter 24 __//** 1. Why do you think that Grayson was shocked when he found out that the blacks where just like him? 2. Why didn’t Maniac want to go to Grayson’s house when he asked? 1) Grayson was shocked that the blacks where just like him because he didn’t know about the blacks because he wasn’t one of them. Grayson also was confused because he thought that just because they were a different color that they act different. 2) Maniac didn’t want to go to Grayson because he had bad luck with parents, and led him to conclude that he better stick to himself. **//__ Chapter 25 __//** 1. Why did Grayson start to tell stories about his life to Maniac Magee? 2. Do you think that it is better for Maniac Magee to live with Grayson, or is it better for Maniac to live with the Beales? 1) Grayson started to tell Maniac Magee because when Grayson returned at noon from work, bearing zeps and sodas he was not allowed to leave without telling Maniac a story about the Minor Leagues. Grayson also got comfortable and told Maniac more stories like his first day in Minors with Bluefield. 2) Maniac Magee would live better with Grayson because Grayson is white and not black, and Maniac doesn’t get bullied by Grayson. Another reason is because Maniac and Grayson eat together, work together, and share stories. Maniac doesn’t have to worry the fact that he is white, and also he doesn’t have to listen to go home fishbelly, or Mar Bars. Maniac seems like he is having a fun time with Grayson.

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 * // A //** – Always a handy girl just in case for help.
 * // M //****// – //**Manners, Amanda would use when it is necessary, and most of the time she used it.
 * // A //****// – //**Amanda is __aware__ when there is trouble insight, and tries to defend herself, just like when she found out Mars Bars ripped her book, and she knew it wasn’t Maniac.
 * // N //****// – //**Nice to people including Maniac, and even when kids would mess up the Beale’s belongings for Maniac’s problem.
 * // D //****// – //**Determined, Amanda was like when she thought that Maniac could stay at her house and when she was determined that he shouldn’t worry about any problems.
 * // A //****// – //**Appropriate at all times, and if there was a time she knew she wasn’t acting appropriate she would regret it or apologize for the problem.

**__ Chapter 26: __** 1. Why do you think that Grayson is not able to read? 2. Predict what will happen in the next chapter with Maniac teaching Grayson how to read. 1) Grayson can’t read because he probably didn’t care about reading, and school. Grayson probably only cared about his dream which was to become a baseball player, and when Grayson didn’t make the majors, he cared less about reading. When he was 15 and ran away he also probably couldn’t learn with no one by his side to teach him. 2) ) I predict that what will happen in the next chapter is that Grayson will get better at reading, and will actually succeed. Maniac will probably learn more from reading/teaching Grayson, and will happen to be succeeding also. Maniac and Grayson will be smart in not time, and will probably be even smarter than the school in Two Mills. **__ Chapter 27: __** 1. Why do you think that Maniac was willing to help Grayson read? If Mar Bars couldn’t read and he asked Maniac to help him do you think Maniac would? If not why? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Was your prediction right from Chapter 26’s question? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) Maniac was willing to help Grayson read because Grayson would feed, tell stories to Maniac, and he would let him help Maniac work with him. Grayson and Maniac became more comfortable to each other, so they were able to teach and share to each other. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) My prediction from Chapter 26 was right because Maniac did help Grayson get better at reading that he was able to read some phrases like “I see the ball”. I am not sure that Maniac learned some things from teaching Grayson though. Grayson surely was succeeding at learning for sure. **__ Chapter 28: __** <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. When Grayson read cover to cover which was “The Little Engine That Could”, why didn’t Maniac jump and yippee like he did after Grayson’s first sentence? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Why did Grayson knew that the blanket was there, but thought it was the boy’s embrace that covered and warmed him?

<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) Maniac didn’t jump and yippee like he did after Grayson’s first sentence because he didn’t want to stop Grayson from reading or distracting him. Maniac wanted to sit back from a certain distance to let Grayson know that there was no help from Maniac. Even though he didn’t yippee or jump he still had a small smile on the corner of his face, and that showed that he is proud of Grayson. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) Grayson knew that the blanket was there, but thought it was the boy’s embrace that because it was Maniac’s blanket and Maniac was warm and friendly to Grayson. Maniac taught Grayson how to read, he made a muffin and food, and help Grayson with work. Maniac showed that he was able to help and be there for Grayson. **__ Chapter 29: __** <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. If Mrs. Beale heard Maniac’s old trash-talking, what do you think she have done or say to Maniac? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Why did Maniac painted on the outside door, 101? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) I think that if Mrs. Beale heard Maniac’s old trash-talking, she wouldn’t slap him like she did last time, instead she would probably question him the 5w’s on where he lives(who, what, when, where, how). If Amanda, Hester, and Lester were with their mother they might have begged Maniac to come back to their house. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) Maniac painted on the outside back door 101 because

**__ Chapter 30: __** <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Why was the reason Christmas was paradise? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Why was Grayson so happy to be decorating a tree? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) The reason why Christmas was paradise was because Maniac and Grayson never spent a Christmas together like they did. Christmas was what they would say is pretty much perfect. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) Grayson was happy for decorating a tree because he had Maniac by his side to spend Christmas with him. Grayson and even Maniac knew it was the best Christmas they had together. Both of them had made it into a paradise they thought. **__ Chapter 31: __** <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. What happened to the Grayson at the end of the chapter? What do you think caused it? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Since what had happened to Grayson, do you think that Maniac will not want to let go of the presents that he gave him, or let them go so he doesn’t have to remember what happen? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) At the end of the chapter what happened to Grayson was that he was dead. I think what have caused the death of Grayson was that he might have been growing old, or he was probably triggered by all the work he has done, and hasn’t gotten enough rest. Grayson maybe have eaten something rotten or old. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) Maniac will probably keep on hold of the presents because he wants to keep in memory the old man that he taught to read, worked with, eat with, and spend the time together on the holidays, the old man he mainly did everything with. The old man he will keep on holding on to forever, and the old man who has basically saved him.

**__ Chapter 32: __** <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Why did Maniac run, instead of waiting for the minster? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. “Maniac waited for one of those minutes, searching the horizon for signs of a minster. Whatever was going to happen at the end of the next minute, he didn’t want to see it. So he ran. “Hey, kid!” they called. “Yo, kid!” But he was running…running…” Where do you think Maniac will run next, pr what will he do next? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) Maniac ran instead of waiting for the minster was because <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) I think that Maniac will run far, far way from all the mess he has caused. He will run away from Mar Bars, the old man who called him “fishbelly”, the Beale family, the Cobras, and Grayson. Maniac will want to have get way from Two Mills and everything about it.
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**Maniac Magee Question** **And Answer for Ch. 38, 39, and 40** //** Chapter 38 – **// __Q#1:__ What do you think would have happened if Maniac didn’t win the race, and Mar Bars would have won? __A#1:__ Instead of Maniac winning the race and Mars Bars would have won; Maniac would have gotten picked on more than usual. Maniac would have probably been called “slow fishbelly”, and Mars Bars would have been more popular and Maniac Magee become less because how fast and a maniac he is, and losing to a non-maniac would seem very weird. //** Chapter 39- **// __Q#1__: Why did Maniac stand in the dining room feeling dirty with no space, and why did he say that there was something else in the room that smelled worse than garbage and turds? __A#1__: When Maniac stood in the dining room feeling dirty with no space and why he said something else in the room that smelled worse than garbage and turds was the pillbox. The pillbox was now underway and it was a reality in the dining room. //** Chapter 40 – **// __Q#1__: Why did Maniac decide that he was going to go Piper’s birthday party since the fact that he kicked Maniac out the house, and who do you think Maniac was bringing along with him? __A#1__: Maniac decided to go to Piper’s birthday party since the fact that Piper and Russell kicked him out was because when he stared at them an idea as zany as they were came to his mind, and the words lift right off their faces, like sunburnt skin peeling. Maniac might bring along the librarian probably because he was always at the library talking and making deals for books with the librarian.