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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. What actually keeps the McNab boys going to school?
(a) John's threat.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Their father's wrath.
(d) The attention they get from living with Maniac.

2. Where does Mars Bar find Maniac after the trolley incident?
(a) In the equipment room.
(b) At Amanda's house.
(c) At Cobble's.
(d) With the buffalo.

3. Where does Maniac sleep now that it is almost June?
(a) Mostly in the park.
(b) Wherever he ends up at the end of the day.
(c) In the zoo.
(d) Usually at the lake.

4. What does Mars Bar call Maniac when they meet again in chapter 38?
(a) Sausage.
(b) Fishbelly.
(c) Whitey.
(d) Chicken.

5. What does Maniac experience in early July in the early mornings?
(a) He thinks he hears a baby crying.
(b) He believes someone is following him.
(c) He believes someone is chasing him.
(d) He thinks hears an animal crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Amanda tells Maniac he needs to be sorry for a few things. Which does she NOT tell him to be sorry for?

2. What method does Maniac use to try to keep Russell and Piper in school after he came back to the McNabs'?

3. Who shows up for Grayson's funeral?

4. Where have the two boys gotten their food?

5. What does Mars Bar challenge Maniac to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grayson't death affect Maniac?

2. What heroic feats does Maniac perform for Russell and Piper?

3. How are the two young boys that Maniac finds in the park cabin connected to Maniac?

4. What comparison does Maniac make between Hester and Lester and Russell and Piper in chapter 40?

5. What do the worms symbolize?

6. How does Mars Bar's rescue of Russell help change the prejudices of the town?

7. What contradiction does Maniac experience coming from a reunion at the Beales and going to the McNabs?

8. What are the McNabs building in their house and why?

9. In what way does Maniac come to know everyone in town?

10. Why does Maniac work so hard to get Russell and Piper to go to school?

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