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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Beale make a U-turn when taking Maniac home?
(a) Mr. Beale won't go to the neighborhood Maniac directs him to.
(b) Maniac wants to say goodnight to Hester and Lester.
(c) Maniac left the book at the Beale house.
(d) Maniac admits he has no home.

2. What doesn't Maniac do in his new home at the Beales?
(a) Take out the trash.
(b) Wash the dishes.
(c) Sleep in his bed.
(d) Read to the children.

3. What is the first book Grayson reads cover to cover?
(a) "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel".
(b) "The Story of Babar".
(c) "The First Pitch".
(d) "The Little Engine That Could".

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

5. What does Mrs. Beale finally ask Maniac one day while he is licking icing?
(a) "Why don't you have a home?"
(b) "Are you Maniac?"
(c) "Where did you come from?"
(d) "Where are your parents?"

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Maniac to untie the Cobble's Knot?

2. How does Maniac convince the boys to go back to Two Mills?

3. How does Amanda's mom act when she first meets Maniac?

4. What does Maniac have to convince John that he hadn't done after delivering back his brothers?

5. What does Mars Bar Thompson take from Maniac?

(see the answer key)

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