1. When did Jeffrey Magee run away from school
and his Aunt and Uncle's house?
The night
of the Christmas concert.
Christmas
Eve
The night of the
spring musical.
2. How far did Jeffrey travel from Hollisburg to
Two Mills?
two
hundred miles
twenty
miles
two miles
3. Why did Jeffrey stop and talk to Amanda Beale?
He wanted
to speak to her because she was black.
He
saw her suitcase and figured she was running away like him.
He thought he might
know her.
4. Why did Amanda ask Jeffrey if he is from West
End?
White
people lived in West End.
She
was giving him directions on how to find his way back home.
She was trying to be
rude.
5. Why did Amanda throw a book at Jeffrey?
She didn't
want it anymore.
She tried to scare him
and hoped he'd run away.
He asked her if he
could borrow one so he could read it.
6. Why was James "Hands Down" unable to
catch the football thrown to him by Brian Denehy?
He
had a cast on his arm.
He didn't see the
football.
Jeffrey Magee had
caught it.
7. Why would old people stay away from a Saturday
afternoon two dollar matinee?
They
didn't want to spend two dollars.
They
didn't want to be around children.
They didn't have two
dollars to spend.
8. What forbidden thing did Jeffrey do on the
steps of 803 Oriole St?
He opened
a book and began to read.
He
ate his lunch.
He rode his bike up
and down the steps.
9. Why did Mrs. Pickwell refer to feeding
her family as feeding a small nation?
She is
very unhappy about being married.
She
didn't have any help.
There were ten
Pickwell children, relatives and other people living with the
Pickwells.
10. What is odd about the way Jeffrey ran the
railroad tracks?
He ran on
the steel rail.
He kept
tripping and falling.
He ran on the cinders.
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