| Maniac's Peeps (friends) | ||
| #1 | I like books and carry them in my suitcase so my younger brother and sister don't crayon all of 'em. Who am I? | Amanda Beale |
| #2 | I am a former minor league baseball pitcher, but now I work at the park. Who am I? | Grayson |
| #3 | We are a large family who invite 'down and out' members of the community over for dinner. Who are we? | The Pickwells |
| #4 | I love to run, eat Butterscotch Krimpets and my parents died when I was only 3. I am not prejudice. Who am I? | Jeffery (Maniac) Magee |
| #5 | I am a football receiver and I use a lot of 'trash talk'. Who am I? | Hands Down |
| More People | ||
| #1 | I am always eating candy bars. There is NO one badder then me. Who am I? | Mars Bar |
| #2 | I am a fastball pitcher and a member of the Cobra gang. Who am I? | John McNab |
| #3 | I have 3 sons, I don't like black people and I never remember names. Who am I? | George McNab |
| #4 | We run away from home all the time and we don't like school. Who are we? | Russell and Piper |
| #5 | We hate each other, but refuse to get a divorce. Who are we? | Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan |
| Who said that? | ||
| #1 | 'I'm badder then ever. I'm getting badder every day. I'm almost afraid to wake up in the morning--cause-a how bad I migh a got overnight' | Mars Bar |
| #2 | 'I got a little brother and little sister that crayon all over my books, and I got a dog that eats them...and that's just inside my own family..' | Amanda Beale |
| #3 | 'So, why don't you go ahead and teach me how to read?' | Grayson |
| #4 | 'Hey, Maniac, we've been lookin' all over for y. Ya gotta come to my birthday party...' | Russell and Piper |
| #5 | 'You're taking the long way to Mexico. If you come back to Two Mills with me, I'll show you a shortcut.' | Maniac |
| Gotta Know It | ||
| #1 | What does Maniac untie? | Cobble's Knot |
| #2 | What did Maniac teach Grayson how to do? | read |
| #3 | Who does Amanda accuse of tearing up her book? | Mars Bar |
| #4 | What kind of town is Two Mills? | Very separate-blacks in the east and whites in the west |
| #5 | What incident was the turning point in the book (remember plot sequence) | When Maniac decided not to rescue Russell and instead just walked away |
| Gotta Know It.......TOO! | ||
| #1 | Who saves Russell from the train trestle? | Mars Bar |
| #2 | Why didn't Maniac rescue Russell from the train trestle? | His parents died by falling off a train trestle and it brought up bad memories for him. He was scared to die too. |
| #3 | Why did Maniac leave the Beale's house soon after untying Cobble's Knot? | He didn't want them to be hurt any longer-Amanda's book had just been destroyed |
| #4 | What was unusual about the way the Maniac beat Mars Bar in the running race? | He beat him running backwards |
| #5 | Why is Jeffrey worried about being called Maniac? | He's afraid of losing his name and the only thing he has left of his mother and father |
| Final Question | |
| At the end of the book, Mars Bar brings Amanda to the buffalo pen to get Jeffrey after he fails. Amanda proceeds to tell Jeffrey what he will and won't do. Why does Maniac leave with Amanda instead of going with Mars Bar, staying in the buffalo pen, or go with anyone else in Two Mills? | Amanda isn't offering a place to stay; she's calling him home. |