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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Maniac stay with his aunt and uncle?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

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

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

4. Why does Grayson take Maniac to the equipment room?
(a) To hide Maniac from the black kids.
(b) Maniac has passed out.
(c) To give Maniac a new baseball bat.
(d) So Grayson can become famous for saving Maniac.

5. What do Grayson and Maniac buy at Woolworths?
(a) A blackboard and chalk.
(b) Picture books.
(c) A baseball glove.
(d) An alphabet poster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mars Bar Thompson take from Maniac?

2. What happened to Grayson at the game against the Toledo Mud Hens?

3. What is the confetti made out of that the townspeople throw for Maniac's celebration of untying the knot?

4. What does the big black man shout about on that hot August day in chapter 17?

5. With what does Mars Bar Thompson challenge Maniac?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maniac impress the star quarterback, Brian Denehy in Chapter 4?

2. How is the scene in the kitchen between Mrs. Beale and Maniac both ironic and symbolic?

3. How is it that Maniac could have a meal at the Pickwell house and nobody questions his presence?

4. How does Amanda treat Maniac differently than everyone else in Chapter 11 and previous chapters?

5. How is Maniac blind?

6. The fact that Maniac takes a nap during the untying of the famous knot says a lot about the way he perceives the event. What does it say?

7. Why does Maniac walk right out of town after he realizes that the encyclopedia has been used for confetti?

8. How does Grayson's background shape the man he has become today?

9. How does the story of Grayson't past affect Maniac?

10. Why is the big black man so upset that Maniac is playing in the fire hydrant water?

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