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 * = What I heard was true.... ||= What was actually true.... ||
 * = Mrs.Cox was mean and strict ||= Mrs.Cox is not actually mean, she gets strict when kids are bad. ||
 * = She is loud ||= She is just having fun with us. ||
 * = He is so funny ||= He is MEAN and LOUD ||

Maniac Magee Questions: Chapter 17: Why did the old coot tell Maniac to leave at the block party? Chapter 17 Answer:The old man didn't like a white boy on the east end of Hector street. Chapter 17: Why does Maniac want to run away from Two Mills? Chapter 17 Answer: Maniac wants to run away from Two Mills because he finally gets that some people did not like him on the east end of Hector. Chapter 18: Why does Amanda want Maniac to stay? Chapter 18 Answer: Amanda wants Maniac to stay because she cares about him and has become great friends with Maniac. Chapter 18: Why does Amanda tell Maniac about Cobble's knot? Chapter 18 Answer: Amanda tells him about Cobble's knot because she saw him untie a difficult knot.
 * The Amazing Feats of Maniac Magee ||
 * 1.Maniac ran 200 miles and it took him 51 weeks. ||
 * 2.Maniac intercepted the pass intended for Hands Down and punted the ball back to Hands Down. ||
 * 3.Maniac saved Arnold Jones from the Finsterwalds back yard which was a graveyard of tennis balls, footballs, baseballs, and frisbees. ||
 * 4.Maniac snuck into the Pickwells house to eat, by the time they noticed him he was gone. ||
 * 5.Maniac untied Cobble's knot which was a very difficult knot to untie. ||
 * 6.Maniac survived a cold winter by himself. ||
 * 7. Maniac stayed in the Finsterwald's backyard for 10 minutes and on top of that he talked to Finsterwald. ||
 * 8. At 20 paces, Maniac hit a telephone pole with a stone 61 times. ||
 * 9. On one rail Maniac beat the freight train to the park. No sweat! ||
 * 10. He walked barefoot through the rat-infested dump. ||
 * 11. He stuck his arm in a hole that no one would ever stick their hand in. ||
 * 12. Maniac kissed a baby buffalo whilethe mother looked on. ||
 * .Chapter 38:Maniac goes to the East End and Mars Bar challenges him to a race and Maniac beat Mars Bar running backwards. ||
 * Chapter 39: Maniac comes back to the West End from the East End. ||

Chapter 19: Was Cobble's Grocery doing good before the knot? Chapter 19 Answer: No. The grocery store only sold Quacker Oats and penny candy. Chapter 19: Why can't Maniac eat pizza? Chapter 19 Answer: Maniac can't eat pizza because he's allergic to it.

Chapter 20: Who were Heck's angels? Chapter 20 Answer: Heck's angels were a tricycle gang of four- and five- year- olds. Chapter 20:Why was Maniac taking so long to start loosening the knot? Chapter 20 Answer: Maniac was trying to look for the end of the rope and he was examining the knot.

Chapter 21: Why was Cobble's Corner a madhouse?

Chapter 21 Answer: Cobble's Corner was a madhouse because Maniac Magee untied Cobble's knot. Chapter 21: Why was Amanda so sad walking home from Cobble's Corner?

Chapter 21 Answer: Amanda was sad because her encyclopedia A pages were ripped up and used as confetti at Cobble's celebration. Chapter 22: Where did Maniac sleep at the Elmwood Park Zoo? Chapter 22 Answer: Maniac slept with the Buffaloes. Chapter 22: How did Maniac get scratches all over his body? Chapter 22 Answer: Maniac got scratches because he was hiding from some kids in a pricker bush.

Chapter 23: Where did Grayson live? Chapter 23 Answer: Grayson lived in the Two Mills YMCA, on the third floor. Chapter 23: Why do you think Grayson wanted Maniac to go to school? Chapter 23 Answer: I think Grayson wanted Maniac to go to school because Maniac was a kid and a needs education. That is why I think Grayson wanted Maniac to go to school.

Chapter 24: Do you think Grayson was shocked about the Beale's taking care of Maniac? Chapter24 Answer: Yes. Grayson was surprised because raciality was big and a black family raising a white child in those times seems crazy.

Chapter 24: Do you really think that Grayson had no stories for Maniac?

Chapter24 Answer: No. Grayson has alot of stories, but some just don't have happy endings.

Chapter 25: Do you think that Grayson's stories will be good?

Chapter25 Answer: Yes. Grayson is old and probably has alot of adventures.

Chapter 25: Why did Grayson keep those stories from Maniac? Chapter25 Answer: Grayson probably didn't want to remember his past and him leaving the Minors and not playing anymore baseball.

Chapter 27: Why was Grayson going to the library? Chapter 27 Answers: Grayson was buying books so he could learn how to read. Chapter 27: What didn't like about letters? Chapter 27 Answer: He didn't like the vowels.

Chapter 28: What was the first book that Grayson could read cover to cover? Chapter 28 Answer: The first book he could read was "__The Little Engine That Could__". Chapter 28: What did maniac get from Grayson?

Chapter 28 Answer: A chest of drawers for his clothes, a space heater, a two foot refigerator, tons of paper dishes and plastic utensils, blankets, and a mat to sleep on.

Chapter 29: Why was Maniac making sure Mrs. Beale was not around him at the game? Chapter 29 Answers: Maniac did not want her to hear what he was saying. Chapter 29: Why did Maniac paint 101 on the outside of the band shell? Chapter 29 Answers: He wanted to have an address.

Chapter 30: What was the address of the band shell? Chapter 30 Answers: The address is 101 Band Shell Blvd. Chapter 30: What happend to the pair of tree limbs? Chapter 30 Answer: The tree limbs were made into a reindeer.

Chapter 31: What did Grayson and Mainac do at the zoo? Chapter 31 Answer: They were giving presents to the animals. Chapter 31: What happens to Grayson at the end of the chapter? Chapter 31 Answer: Grayson dies at the chapter.

Chapter 32 : When did Maniac realize Grayson was dead? Chapter 32 Answer: Maniac realized when Grayson was dead when he does not answer Maniac when Maniac is trying to wake him up. Chapter 32: Do you think it was rude of the pallbearers to say they are going to leave? Chapter 32 Answer: Yes. They basically saying that they didn't care that he was dead and they did their share so they were about to leave

=**__Russell and Piper__**= Those two boys were walking to Mexico. They ran into Maniac who asked a whole bunch of questions. The boys were curious about who this person was that was asking the questions. Maniac then said that he could show them a shortcut to Mexico. The boys went with him, but they pizza first. Then the two boys older brother came looking for them and their brother was no one other than John Mcnab. Then the boys found out who Maniac was and realized that he was the boy that hit all their brothers pitches. Maniac lied to them and said that there was one pitch that he couldn't hit the " Stopball" then the boys were amazed of their brother.
 * Russell and Piper** are boys who are very energitic. He is kind of like Lester. They both love to play.

80/C Need to update amazing feats table; Answers to questions should be 2-3 sentences; missing acrostic poem