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

2. What is Maniac concerned about in regard to the book he has gotten from Amanda?
(a) If he should give it to Mars Bar.
(b) If he should mend the ripped page.
(c) If he should buy another one.
(d) If he should give it back to Amanda at all.

3. What happens to Maniac Magee's parents?
(a) They die in a trolley crash.
(b) They die in a car crash.
(c) They die in a train crash.
(d) They die in a plane crash.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the gas station attendant trick Grayson when he was a rookie?

2. What does the neighborhood woman use to stop Mars Bar Thompson?

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

4. It is such a hot August day that the kids decide to play in what?

5. What is Maniac running on that amazes the Pickwell children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Right at the start of this novel, the reader knows that the main character is going to have a different life than the normal pre-teen. How so?

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

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

4. How does Maniac help others and what are his motives in doing so?

5. What stops McNab and the Cobras from chasing Maniac after the home run hit? What does this say about the boys?

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

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

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

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

10. What do Grayson and Maniac teach each other and how does it affect them?

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