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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Hester and Lester react to Maniac?
(a) They cry.
(b) He is their new best friend.
(c) They tell him to go away.
(d) They ignore him.

2. 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?"

3. How long does it take Maniac to travel two hundred miles to Two Mills?
(a) One year.
(b) One day.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

4. 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 got his name.
(c) How Maniac came to live with the buffalo.
(d) How black people live.

5. Where does Maniac live while he stays in Two Mills?
(a) In the park.
(b) In the deer shed at the zoo.
(c) In a shed at the school.
(d) In a garage behind the restaurant.

6. What happens with the townspeople as Maniac walks up the middle of the street after the incident with the old man?
(a) The whites walk up one side, the blacks up the other.
(b) They fight.
(c) They disperse.
(d) Whites and blacks walk together.

7. What do the high school kids do to Arnold Jones in Chapter 5?
(a) They force him onto Finsterwalds' porch.
(b) They shove him in a locker.
(c) They toss him over Finsterwald's fence.
(d) They throw him in a pond.

8. With what is Finsterwald's backyard filled?
(a) Gravestones.
(b) Balls and Frisbees.
(c) Children.
(d) Cats.

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

10. What changes in the Beale household now that Maniac is there?
(a) The yellow bucket is used more.
(b) The children are better behaved.
(c) The children start to tie their own shoes.
(d) Amanda takes baths again with the children.

11. What is Amanda carrying to school in her suitcase?
(a) Books.
(b) A project.
(c) Crayons and drawing paper.
(d) A puppy.

12. Why does Maniac get out of bed to go to the front door of the Beale's house?
(a) To memorize the numbers of his new address.
(b) To check to see if Mars Bar had followed him.
(c) To make sure he is in the right house.
(d) To let the dog in.

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

14. By Christmas, where has Grayson moved?
(a) To his own apartment.
(b) To his own house.
(c) To the West End.
(d) To the band shell.

15. How do the Pickwells know when it is dinnertime?
(a) Mrs. Pickwell hollers for them.
(b) Mrs. Pickwell whistles.
(c) Mrs. Pickwell sends the dog for them.
(d) Mrs. Pickwell rings a bell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Grayson want to grow up to be?

2. Why does Mrs. Beale get mad at Maniac the day she is making meatloaf?

3. Where does Maniac wind up after he runs from the baseball game?

4. What does Maniac want from Amanda at the end of Chapter 13 that she won't give him?

5. Why does Carson scratch Maniac's skin?

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