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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maniac have to convince John that he hadn't done after delivering back his brothers?
(a) That Maniac did not hurt them.
(b) That Maniac did not convince them to run away.
(c) That Maniac did not call the police on them.
(d) That Maniac did not kidnap them.

2. What strategy does Grayson use to help him learn to read?
(a) He has Maniac use baseball terms.
(b) He only works with the vowels at first.
(c) He equates reading to baseball.
(d) He memorizes a few consonants at a time.

3. What actually keeps the McNab boys going to school?
(a) The attention they get from living with Maniac.
(b) Their father's wrath.
(c) Pizza.
(d) John's threat.

4. What won't Maniac do for food?
(a) He will not go to soup kitchens.
(b) He will not take it from the zoo.
(c) He will not do odd jobs.
(d) He will not beg.

5. What best describes the McNab house?
(a) Well decorated.
(b) Sloppy but clean.
(c) Disgustingly dirty.
(d) Slightly messy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mars Bar challenge Maniac to?

3. What is the name of McNab's gang?

4. By Christmas, where has Grayson moved?

5. Why do Russell and Piper kick Maniac out of their house?

(see the answer key)

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