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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 are the cabins in Valley Forge?

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

3. Where does Maniac sleep now that it is almost June?

4. Why doesn't Maniac leave the McNab boys when they drive him crazy?

5. To whom are the two boys related?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What tale does Mars Bar tell Maniac about Russell?

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

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

5. In January, after Grayson's death, where does Maniac live and how does he take care of himself?

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

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

8. What relationships have been solidified by the end of the novel?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the theme of the book concerning race? How is the theme expressed? What do the characters learn about race by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The nickname of the Maniac helps turn him into a legend. How so? Use specific examples from the novel. How is this legendary status a drawback for 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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