View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Maniac hits the ball many times, what does McNab throw?
(a) A tennis ball.
(b) A golf ball.
(c) A softball.
(d) A frog.

2. What causes the red bumps to surface on Maniac's body?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Chicken Pox.
(c) Poison Ivy.
(d) Pizza.

3. What does Maniac wonder about Black people?
(a) Why they call themselves black.
(b) Why they celebrate the Fourth of July with the white people.
(c) Why they live on the East End.
(d) Why they don't come to the West End.

4. What/Who does Maniac wait for in the cabin in Valley Forge?
(a) Mr. Beale.
(b) Grayson.
(c) Death.
(d) Blankets.

5. Why do the people of Two Mills give Jeffrey his nickname?
(a) They say it is the name of the book that he was reading.
(b) After all of Jeffrey's stunts, they figure he is a maniac.
(c) They think he is odd, so they give him an odd name.
(d) Jeffrey tells them his nickname is Maniac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strategy does Grayson use to help him learn to read?

2. What does Mrs. Beale finally ask Maniac one day while he is licking icing?

3. What does Maniac do for Grayson after he reads his first book?

4. Why doesn't Maniac stay in the band shell after Grayson's death?

5. Why does Maniac say Amen after Grayson finishes reading his first book?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 325 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample