Schutze,+Cailynn


 * What i heard was true... || What was actully true... ||
 * teacher is strict || was very nice ||
 * house was abandoned || house was owned by son of previous owner ||
 * she was rude || she was nice ||
 * he was old and grumpy || he was nice and had a family ||
 * Amazing Feats of Maniac Magee ||
 * 1.Maniac ran 200 miles in 51 weeks ||
 * 2.Maniac rescued Arnold from finsterwald yard ||
 * 3.Maniac was not afraid to cross over to the east end where the blacks are ||
 * 4.Maniac went through running all that time and that distance all alone ||
 * 5. Maniac intercepted brain's pass with one hand and brain is a high school kid. ||
 * 6. Maniac borrowed a book from a girl that is on the east side. ||
 * 7. Maniac was not afraid to cross the boarder between the east side and the west side. ||
 * 8. Maniac rescued Arnold Jones from a couple of high school kids and hoisted him over his shoulder and carried him to the front steps where no one ever dared to sit. ||
 * 9.John Mcnabb could not strike out Maniac. John Mcnabb striked everyone out except for maniac and he only threw fastballs. ||
 * 10. Maniac confused Mars Bar the baddest kid in town. ||
 * 11.Maniac is living in a deer shed at the zoo. He is also surviving on the food the deer eat. ||
 * 12. Maniac untied the huge knot no one could get out. ||
 * 13. Maniac stood in finsterwald's backyard for 60 seconds. ||
 * 14. Maniac knocked on finsterwald's front door. ||
 * 15.Maniac walked in a rat infested dump barefoot. ||
 * 16. Maniac kissed the baby buffalo while the mother was watching. ||
 * 17. Maniac stuck his arm in the mysterious hole down by the creek. ||
 * 18.Maniac hit a telephone pole 21 times in a row with a rock. ||
 * 19.Maniac beat the freight train to the park on one rail. ||

Chapter 17- 1. Why did it take Maniac so long to realize why people were treating him the way they did? Answer- It took Maniac awhile because in Two Mills the town was separated by colors. It was not like that in Holidaysburg. Maniac Finally realized that the town was strict about the policies. 2. Why did Amanda say that they were doing her mom a favor by Writing on the wall? Answer- Amanda said that they were doing her mom a favor because mom was always used to scrubbing off the paint from Hester and Lester. Since Maniac came and Hester and Lester stopped drawing on the walls, her mom could never find anything to do. Chapter 18-1. How come Amanda kept doubting Maniac that he could not survive anywhere else?Answer- Amanda doubted him because She did not want him to leave and because she was frustrated. She was frustrated because Maniac cared about what other people thought and not what he thought. Amanda tried to convince Maniac that he should care about himself and not what other people thought of him. 2.How did Amanda know that Maniac would return sooner or later? Answer- Amanda knew Maniac would return because she knew that he probably could survive out there somewhere else but she also saw how much Maniac enjoyed the house. She realized that he is proud to have an address which is what Jeffrey wanted. That is why Jeffrey ran away so he could have a loving family and an address. She knew that he would not want to give all of that up. Chapter 19- 1. Why did Amanda want Jeffrey to take a shot at untieing the big knot? Answer- Amanda wanted Jeffrey to give a shot at the knot because nobody could untie the knot and because she knew he could do it. Jeffrey was known for untieing big knots in the neighborhood which would be a good opportunity for him. She wanted him To know that if he untied that knot in the flag he could become a hero. 2. Why did Jeffrey not hesitate to try to untie the knot in the flag? Answer- Jeffrey did not hesitate because he knew it would make Amanda happy and because she said it would make him a hero and nobody would mess with him. That is what Jeffrey has been waiting for ever since he has gotten to the neighborhood. Jeffrey wanted to be treated the same as the other people and participate in the same activities. He wanted a chance to be considered as the same or a hero for once. chapter 20- 1.Why did Maniac run his fingers across the knot before trying to untie it? Answer- Maniac did what he did because he needed to test the knot and figure out a solution to untie the knot. He knew that a knot as big as the one in the flag, definitely needed planning.2. How did Maniac untie the huge knot? Answer- The answer is almost the same for like the first question. He planned it all. Without his plan Maniac probably would not have gotten the knot out. Chapter 21-1.Why was Amanda the only one who was not cheering for Maniac when he untied the huge knot? Answer- Amanda was not cheering for Maniac because she was busy scrambling to try to grab her pages from her book encyclopedia "A". This book was her and Maniac's favorite book. Amanda was in tears when this happened. 2. Why did Maniac leave the Beale's? Answer- Maniac left because he felt that the Beale's were getting hurt to much. He felt that they were paying to much for him, so he left. Chapter 22-1. How did maniac end up in the buffalo pen instead of the deer pen? Answer- maniac ended up in the buffalo pen because it was dark and he mistaken the buffalo with the deer. Maniac was lucky he ended up in the buffalo pen because if he didn't, it would probably be a while till somebody else found him. 2. How come Grayson only asked 3 questions to Maniac? He only asked Maniac two questions because he felt that's all he needed to know about Maniac. All he needed to know was did Maniac have a home ?, What was he doing in the buffalo pen?, And what was his name? Grayson only needed to know those questions to find out what he was going to do with Maniac. Chapter 23- 1. Why did Maniac stay in the shower for 1 hour? Answer- Maniac was in the shower for one hour because he loved taking showers with Hester and Lester. He was smiling in the shower the whole time remembering the splishing and splashing from them. Maniac was in there thinking of the memories he had with Hester and Lester. 2. Why did Grayson not care so much about Maniac going to school? Answer- Grayson was not that worried because Maniac had no home and he, Grayson, was still trying to figure out what he was going to do with Maniac. Grayson would probably take care of that once he found out about what he will do with Maniac. Chapter 24- 1. Why did Grayson ask if the blacks had the same things the white did and if they used the same things? Answer- Grayson asked these questions because he had never been in a home with blacks. Hearing about a white kid living with blacks is all new to him. 2. Why did Maniac refuse to go up to the "Y" building and sleep in there for the night? Answer- Maniac refused because he felt weird sleeping on mattresses and only slept on floors. When ever Maniac slept in a bed he felt like he was sleeping on a cloud. Maniac was used to sleepijng on floors because thats what he had always been using since he ran away from his aunt and uncle. Chapter 25- Why did Maniac always ask for Grayson to tell him stories about his baseball life? Answer- Maniac kept asking questions about Grayson's baseball life because he had never heard to much about baseball and he was fascinated to hear about the teams tricks, sad, happy, funny, and normal baseball moments. Maniac tried to convince Grayson into playing again. 2. Why did Grayson give up his baseball career? Answer- Grayson gave up his career because the more he played the worse he got. his fast balls were slow, his curve balls wouldn't curve, his sinker wasn't sinking, and his knuckle ball wasn't knuckling. After a while since that continued, Grayson gave up baseball. Chapter 26- 1. Why did Maniac not tell Grayson about him buying the books each morning? Answer- Maniac did not tell about the books until now because he thought that he might get in trouble by Grayson. He also felt bad because he was supposed to be buying krimpets.2. Why do think Grayson did not learn how to read when he was a kid? Answer- I think Grayson did not want to learn when he was a kid because maybe they did not have the same education like we do now. If they did teach how to read back then i think Grayson was struggling with reading and he dropped out. Chapter 27- 1. Why did Grayson start working part time? Answer- Grayson started working part time so he could spend more time with Maniac. They loved to be around each other. 2. Why did Grayson have trouble with the letter "c"? Answer- Grayson had trouble pronopucing the letter "C" because it reminded him of a bronc some cowboy dared him to ride in his Texas League days. Sooner or later Grayson had no trouble pronouncing it. Chapter 28- 1. What was Grayson's First book that he could read? Answer- Grayson's first book he could read was __"The Little Engine That Could__." Grayson and Maniac were filled with delight once Grayson read his first book. 2. Why was Grayson confused when Maniac said "amen"?Answer- Grayson was confused because Grayson thought that you only said "Amen" after a prayer. Grayson didn't know to much about religion either, and after Maniac told him that it was not only after prayers they started saying "Amen" a lot but when necessary. Chapter 29- 1. Why was Maniac constantly glancing at Mrs.Beale to make sure she wasn't hearing his trash talk?Answer- Maniac was constantly looking at Mrs.Beale because She never liked the trashed talk. Maniac did not want to upset her again in case he needed her. 2. Why do you think Maniac painted "101" on the door of the the band shell? Answer-Maniac Painted the numbers "101" on the door because then Him and Grayson would have an adress. Maniac always felt proud having an address. Chapter 30- 1. Why did Maniac say "If Thanksgiving was great, Christmas will be paradise?" Answer-Maniac said these words because him and Grayson had a great time at Thanksgiving and they knew christmas was an important holiday so they were excited to see what was about to come. This was an opportunity to really show what Christmas is about. 2. Why did Maniac and Grayson decorate the house so much?" Answer-Maniac and Grayson went a little overboard decorating the house because Grayson and Maniac have a special bond that they were willing to have the best christmas ever. They enjoyed decorating the house with each other and admired the tree alot. Chapter 31- 1. Why were Maniac and Grayson wishing the animal's "Happy Holiday's"? Answer-They were wishing the animals hapyy holiday's because they really enjoyed the animals and loved spending time with them. Maniac and Grayson went to the zoo almost everyday. 2. Why was Maniac so amazed by the glove? Answer-Maniac admired the glove so much because this was Grayson's glove and it had been through many games and accomplishments. This was the glove in that game where Grayson struck out Willie Mays. Chapter 32- Why do you think Grayson died? Answer- I think Grayson passed away by old age. I think Grayson had a great life and accomplished many things. It was time for him to pass on for his age. 2. Why Maniac just bolted out of no where and left the funeral running away? Answer-Maniac bolted out of no where because he was the only one at Grayson's funeral and was a little embarrassed because the workers were complaining about when the people were going to come. Maniac regretted coming because he felt the event had nothing to do with the man who once lived in the wooden box..

Acrostic poem- 1/19

Loves to draw on walls Every one's friend Shares everything with Hester Trouble maker Every day filled with joy Rarely seen to be sad

Russel-Russel is just like Piper. They do everything together. Russel is considered the mini cobra. Russel smokes, drinks beer, curse and do everything the cobras do when they do. Russel is on the rude and dirty side ust like the cobras also. He lives in a house that is never cleaned. He play rude pranks like dropping a old tennis ball on Maniac's head. Just like i said before he curses and does everything a kid should not do. Piper- Piper is the same as Russel. Piper farts, curses, drinks, smokes, ect. Piper is also known as one of the "Mini Cobras". Piper lives his life by other people's examples and how they live their life. Piper plans to sneak out with Russel every other week to a new state. Piper plans theb pranks and does everything with Russel. Piper is a curious, outgoing, but has a terrible life style. Piper and Russel should have a better life style and needs to learn to out grow his bad habits along with Russel.

1/25/11...100/A+Very nice job Cailynn!