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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why do the other children want to touch Maniac after he speaks with whoever answered Finsterwald's door?

4. What do Russell and Piper fear has happened to Maniac while in the East End?

5. What do the Cobras do while Mars Bar and Maniac play games with the younger ones?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maniac knowingly let the McNab boys give him crazy feats to perform?

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

3. How does Grayson't death affect Maniac?

4. What do the worms symbolize?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What part of the day does Maniac enjoy the most and why now that June was on its way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why does Maniac take on the raising of Russell and Piper? Why does he have influence over them? What does this say about Maniac's character?

Essay Topic 2

How is Amanda the staying power for Maniac? What makes her different from everyone else that he encounters? How does she ultimately change Maniac?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Maniac able to fit into both the black community and the white community? Since he can do this, what does he see that others who cannot fit in don't see?

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