Maniac Magee Chapters 22-25

In this section, Maniac meets Grayson. What might this meeting mean for Maniac? Click on the blank and select the best vocabulary word to go with the definition Zep A delicious sandwich with meat and cheeseRookie Young and inexperienced playersClaptrap Absurd talk or ideasKrimpet A tasty cake with butterscotch frostingDumbfounded Astonished, amazed or full of disbelief After Maniac left the Beale's house, he was living: in an apartment in the West End. back at his aunt and uncle's house. in a lean-to near the buffaloes at the zoo. in a shelter for the homeless. What did Grayson do after he found Maniac? He woke him up and told him to move out of there. He picked him up and carried him to the band shell. He drove him back to the Beale's house. He left him there and went back to work. Grayson was surprised when Maniac said he had lived in the East End because it was a very long way from the zoo. only rich people lived there and Maniac was poor. he knew a lot of people who lived in the East End and he didn't recognize Maniac. only black people lived there and Maniac was white. After feeding Maniac, Grayson made him take a shower and put on clean clothes. go to the barber for a haircut. go shopping for new shoes. go back to the buffalo pen. Maniac says he is not going to school because he has finished all his grades he doesn't want to make new friends. he doesn't have time for school. school and a home go together and he has no home address. When maniac asked Grayson what he wanted to be when he group up, Grayson said a fireman. a policeman a baseball player. head zookeeper. Describe what Maniac looked like when Grayson found him. Think about how Grayson treats Maniac when he finds him. What kind of a man do you think he is? Give reasons for your answer.