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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 do the Pickwells believe that Mars Bar carries with him all of the time?
2. What does John believe is going to happen at some point with the East Enders?
3. What does Mars Bar call Maniac when they meet again in chapter 38?
4. Why does Maniac bring Mars Bar to Piper's birthday party?
5. What does Maniac do after he discovers Grayson is dead?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Amanda get her way in the final chapter of the novel?
2. What comparison does Maniac make between the Pickwells and the Beales in chapter 40?
3. At the end of Chapter 33, in January, what does Maniac decide about his life?
4. What part of the day does Maniac enjoy the most and why now that June was on its way?
5. What precious gift does Grayson give to Maniac for Christmas and how does it affect Maniac?
6. In what way does Maniac come to know everyone in town?
7. Why does Maniac work so hard to get Russell and Piper to go to school?
8. What are the McNabs building in their house and why?
9. Who saves Maniac from freezing to death and how do they go about it?
10. What kind of a home do the McNabs live in?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the dynamics of Maniac's relationship with Grayson. Why do the two become so close? What does Maniac see in Grayson that others don't see? What does Maniac see in Grayson that even Grayson does not see? How does Grayson treat Maniac? How does Maniac change after Grayson's death?
Essay Topic 2
How does the relationship between Maniac and Mars Bar grow? What do each of the boys give to the other that each is lacking? How does this relationship epitomize the good in human nature?
Essay Topic 3
Whom are the major conflicts in the book between? Are they resolved? If so, how are these conflicts resolved?
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