Maniac Magee- Chapters 22-32 comprehension check

Maniac wants a big, juicy cheeseburger.

Maniac wants a slice of cheese pizza.

Maniac wants Tastycake Butterscotch Krimpets.

Maniac wants an ice cream sundae.

Maniac doesn't want to go to school because he doesn't like learning new things.

Maniac doesn't want to go to school because it seems like a home, and then it empties out and Maniac has no place to go.

Maniac doesn't want to go to school because he doesn't know how to read.

Maniac doesn't want to go to school because he is scared of the principal.

Grayson feels good because Maniac will keep him company (hang out with him).

Grayson feels good because Maniac will work at the movie theater and make money.

Grayson feels good because Maniac will not be a troublemaker.

Grayson feels good because Maniac won't be able to read too

Grayson thinks black people shouldn't live in Two Mills.

Grayson thinks black people and white people are different in every way.

Grayson thinks black people are amazing!!

Grayson thinks black people talk funny.

This is a good book because Grayson loves trains.

This a good book because Grayson is a train conductor.

This is a good book because Grayson never gave up, like the little engine, even though reading was difficult for him.

This is a good book because Grayson was a strong reader.

Maniac felt happy and secure with Grayson.

Maniac liked that Grayson had played in the minors.

Maniac felt sad and lonely with Grayson.

Maniac missed the Beale family.

It is important for Maniac to feel as if he belongs. An address helps him belong.

The number on the outside of the band shell room was faded, so Maniac thought he would fix it up.

Grayson had asked Maniac to put a number on the outside of the band shell room.

Maniac wanted to note the number of years he had been an orphan.

The number on the outside of the band shell room was the same number as the Beales' address.

The number on the outside of the band shell room shows he has a home with Grayson, just as he had a home with the Beales.

The number on the outside of the band shell room reminds him he doesn't have a real home anywhere.

The number on the outside of the band shell room is the same color as the numbers on the Beales' home.

Maniac and Grayson were asked to decorate for Christmas by the park.

Maniac and Grayson both love the Christmas holiday.

Neither Maniac or Grayson had decorated for Christmas for years, and felt they had to make up for lost time.

Maniac and Grayson wanted to make the animals feel special.

Grayson wants Maniac to understand that if he doesn't practice he won't get better at baseball.

Grayson wants Maniac to understand that he's already a really great baseball player.

Grayson wants to show Maniac how much he loves and cares for the boy by giving him his most prized possession.

Grayson wants tell Maniac that he signed him up for Little League in the springtime.