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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) The attention they get from living with Maniac.
(c) Their father's wrath.
(d) Pizza.

2. What last thing does Maniac do before he leaves the band shell?
(a) He destroys it.
(b) He throws out all of Grayson's belongings.
(c) He paints over the number 101.
(d) He empties it.

3. What best describes the McNab house?
(a) Disgustingly dirty.
(b) Slightly messy.
(c) Well decorated.
(d) Sloppy but clean.

4. What is the last thought that Maniac has as the book comes to a close?
(a) Finally, there will be peace in the East End.
(b) Finally, someone was calling him home.
(c) Finally, Amanda and Mars are friends.
(d) Finally, he does not have to sleep in a shed anymore.

5. Where does Maniac make his bedroom now that June is almost here?
(a) The backyard of Mars Bar.
(b) Various back porches.
(c) The backyard of the Beales.
(d) The backyard of the McNabs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mars Bar find Maniac after the trolley incident?

2. What does Maniac experience in early July in the early mornings?

3. What do the McNabs call the thing that they are building in the dining room of the McNab house?

4. When does John believe the incident with the East Enders will happen?

5. What/Who does Maniac wait for in the cabin in Valley Forge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of a home do the McNabs live in?

2. How does Amanda get her way in the final chapter of the novel?

3. What happens to Russell and why can't Maniac save him?

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

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

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

7. How does Grayson't death affect Maniac?

8. How does Maniac manipulate Russell and Piper and how do they manipulate Maniac?

9. How do Maniac and Mars Bar find their way back into each other's lives?

10. Why does Maniac bring Mars Bar to Piper's birthday party?

(see the answer keys)

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