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Maniac Magee
Writing Assessment
Choose 1 of the following topics on which to write. Be sure to use the text to support your answers. Write your answers on another piece of paper.
What are Maniac’s feelings toward black people? What are his feelings toward white people? Do you think that "colorblind" is a good word to describe Maniac?
Why do Maniac and Mars Bar become friends, and eventually learn to respect each other?
© Ellen Gabor, 2003