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=Lesson Content: This assessment would be used to assess students factual retention from Part One of Maniac Magee and also to be used to make sure students are completing their reading for homework.=

Grade: 5th grade
= = = = =Maniac Magee: Part One=

Directions: Decide whether the following statements are True or False from your reading of Part One from Maniac Magee. Then mark in the space next to the number a T (True) or F (False).
_ 1. Maniac Magee was born in Two Mills, Pennsylvania. _ 2. Maniac Magee’s parents died in a trolley accident. _3. Maniac Magee ran away from his Aunt and Uncle because he didn’t like living with them. _4. Maniac Magee’s real name is Jeffrey Lionel Magee. _5. The first person Maniac meets in the East End is Mars Bar Thompson. _ 6. Amanda Beale allows Maniac to borrow one of her books. _7. Amanda leaves her books at home so no one can steal them. _ 8. Maniac embarrasses James “Hands” Down, by hitting his “fastball.” _ 9. Throughout the story, Maniac lived with deer and buffalo in their pens at the zoo. _ 10. Chestnut Street divides the East End from the West End. _ 11. Mars Bar doesn’t like Maniac because he thinks the stole Amanda’s book from her. _ 12. Amanda’s mother felt strange at her having a white boy in her home. _ 13. Maniac helps Mrs. Beale white chores and with taking care of Hester and Lester. _ 14. Maniac loves sleeping in Amanda’s bed. _ 15. Maniac Magee is allergic to pizza. _ 16. Maniac was happy when Mrs. Beale slapped his face for talking trash in the house. _ 17. Maniac cannot tell that Mars Bar doesn’t like him. _ 18. Maniac cannot untie the famous Cobble’s Knot. _ 19. Maniac runs away because he is sick of living with the Beales’. _ 20. Some people don’t like Maniac living on the East End because he is white.

Answer Key

 * F
 * T
 * T
 * T
 * F
 * T
 * F
 * F
 * T
 * F
 * F
 * F
 * T
 * F
 * T
 * T
 * T
 * F
 * F
 * T