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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Amanda for the first and only time in Chapter 3?
(a) She trips and falls.
(b) She is late to school.
(c) She falls in love.
(d) She lends one of her books.

2. Why are Hester, Lester, and Amanda keeping Maniac from going home early one morning in Chapter 17?
(a) They do not want him to see the big black man is at their house.
(b) They do not want him to see that their house has been toilet papered.
(c) They do not want him to see that the police are at their house.
(d) They do not want him to see that the house has been vandalized.

3. Why does Maniac decide to leave town?
(a) He does not want the Beales to get hurt.
(b) He is afraid of the big black man.
(c) He does not like that people don't like him.
(d) He does not want a riot to break out.

4. What happens when Maniac meets "Hands" Down?
(a) Maniac refuses to play football with "Hands" Down.
(b) "Hands" Down harasses Maniac for punting that first day.
(c) "Hands" Down makes sure Maniac is on the other team.
(d) They play football together.

5. What is Amanda carrying to school in her suitcase?
(a) Crayons and drawing paper.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A project.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maniac use only one hand to handle the football?

2. What does Maniac do to make McNab pitch the ball to him?

3. What does Mars Bar Thompson take from Maniac?

4. Who is Brian Denehy?

5. What causes the red bumps to surface on Maniac's body?

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