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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 does Maniac say when Amanda tells him that they are going home?
(a) "I can't."
(b) "No."
(c) "I don't want to go there."
(d) "Great."

2. Why does Maniac allow the McNab boys to continue asking him to do the feats?
(a) It keeps them in school where they need to be.
(b) It keeps him out of trouble.
(c) It keeps the McNab boys out of trouble.
(d) It keeps him busy.

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

4. What does Maniac do as a feat with the mysterious hole at the creek?
(a) Puts his arm in it.
(b) Puts his head in it.
(c) Walks in it.
(d) Puts his leg in it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes running up to Maniac after the race with Mars Bar is over?

2. What actually keeps the McNab boys going to school?

3. What does Mars Bar come to ask Maniac after the trolley incident?

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

5. What does the trolley remind Maniac of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who saves Maniac from freezing to death and how do they go about it?

2. Why does Maniac take Mars Bar to the Pickwells?

3. What precious gift does Grayson give to Maniac for Christmas and how does it affect Maniac?

4. What comparison does Maniac make between the Pickwells and the Beales in chapter 40?

5. At the end of Chapter 33, in January, what does Maniac decide about his life?

6. How does Grayson't death affect Maniac?

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

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

9. How do the McNabs show their true prejudice during Piper's birthday party?

10. How is the race between Maniac and Mars Bar uncharacteristic of Maniac?

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