View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person to speak with Maniac in Two Mills?
(a) Brian Denehy.
(b) Arnold Jones.
(c) Jeffrey Beale.
(d) Amanda Beale.

2. What does Grayson teach Maniac after their many weeks together?
(a) How to feed the buffalo.
(b) How to mend fences.
(c) How to pitch.
(d) How to line a baseball diamond.

3. What is Maniac running on that amazes the Pickwell children?
(a) The steel rail of the railroad tracks.
(b) The suspension bridge.
(c) The winding creek.
(d) The spear field.

4. Where did Grayson play baseball?
(a) In the Minors.
(b) In vacant lots.
(c) In high school.
(d) In the Majors.

5. What does Maniac do to make McNab pitch the ball to him?
(a) He stands at the bag and waits.
(b) He challenges McNab.
(c) He insults McNab.
(d) He takes a hat off another player.

6. How does Amanda's mom act when she first meets Maniac?
(a) She embarrasses Amanda with stories Amanda told her.
(b) She is overly thrilled at meeting the famous Maniac.
(c) She yells at them about the book being torn.
(d) She continues cleaning and ignores them.

7. Why does Grayson not know how to read?
(a) He never went to school.
(b) He has a learning disability.
(c) He heard his teacher say he was never going to learn to read.
(d) His parents were drunks.

8. Why are Hester, Lester, and Amanda keeping Maniac from going home early one morning in Chapter 17?
(a) They do not want him to see the big black man is at their house.
(b) They do not want him to see that the police are at their house.
(c) They do not want him to see that the house has been vandalized.
(d) They do not want him to see that their house has been toilet papered.

9. What does John McNab do to the Green Sox team at the Little League game?
(a) He strikes out sixteen hitters.
(b) He insults all of them with bad words.
(c) He throws out everyone at first base.
(d) He hits them with his fastball.

10. What is the prize for untying the Cobble's Knot?
(a) One hundred dollars worth of Cobble's groceries.
(b) Free soda when pizza is purchased for a year.
(c) Pizza for a year.
(d) Butterscotch Krimpets for a year.

11. What does Maniac say to the passersby when he first runs to Two Mills?
(a) "Hi."
(b) "What day is it?"
(c) "Who are you?"
(d) "Where am I?"

12. What is Grayson curious about that he asks Maniac while Maniac eats at the diner?
(a) How Maniac untied the Cobble's Knot.
(b) How Maniac came to live with the buffalo.
(c) How black people live.
(d) How Maniac got his name.

13. Who specifically has tried to untie the knot before Maniac?
(a) A scientist and a mathematician.
(b) A magician and a pickpocket.
(c) A pickpocket and a mathematician.
(d) A magician and a scientist.

14. What happens when Maniac meets "Hands" Down?
(a) "Hands" Down makes sure Maniac is on the other team.
(b) Maniac refuses to play football with "Hands" Down.
(c) "Hands" Down harasses Maniac for punting that first day.
(d) They play football together.

15. Where does Maniac wind up after he runs from the baseball game?
(a) At the house where he ate spaghetti.
(b) At Amanda's house.
(c) In the East End of town.
(d) His shed at the zoo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do Maniac and Grayson do right after Thanksgiving dinner?

4. Where does Maniac live while he stays in Two Mills?

5. In what way does Maniac get his schooling?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 648 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample