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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. Why do Maniac and Grayson trim a tree in the woods?
(a) They are afraid the lights will catch fire inside.
(b) They can't fit a tree in the equipment room.
(c) They still have not satisfied their need to decorate.
(d) They want to liven up the woods for the animals.

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

3. It is such a hot August day that the kids decide to play in what?
(a) The fire hydrant water.
(b) The creek.
(c) The pond.
(d) The pool.

4. Why does Carson scratch Maniac's skin?
(a) To see if he is white under the dirt.
(b) To see if it is dirt on his skin.
(c) To see if he is hurt under the dirt.
(d) To see if he is black under the dirt.

5. What does Maniac want from Amanda at the end of Chapter 13 that she won't give him?
(a) Another one of her books.
(b) Her bike.
(c) Her forgiveness.
(d) Encyclopedia A.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Pickwells know when it is dinnertime?

2. What does Maniac eat at the diner?

3. How long does it take Maniac to travel two hundred miles to Two Mills?

4. What doesn't Maniac do in his new home at the Beales?

5. How long does Maniac stay with his aunt and uncle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Chapter 14 ends with Mrs. Beale asking Maniac whether he is Maniac or not. He responds saying that he is Jeffrey. She states that in her house he will always be Jeffrey. What does this mean for the two of them?

3. What does the reader learn about Maniac's personality through the scene of Mars Bar and Maniac and the candy bar?

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

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

6. How does Maniac get his nickname?

7. What is the underlying reason that Maniac wants to leave town after the incident at the fire hydrant party?

8. How does Grayson handle the unconscious Maniac when he discovers him in the buffalo pen?

9. Why does Maniac paint 101 on the front door of the equipment room?

10. 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?

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