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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 kind of story does Amanda give to Maniac?
(a) A book about puppies.
(b) Children's Poetry.
(c) The Children's Crusade.
(d) Grimm's Fairy Tales.

2. What is Maniac concerned about in regard to the book he has gotten from Amanda?
(a) If he should give it to Mars Bar.
(b) If he should give it back to Amanda at all.
(c) If he should buy another one.
(d) If he should mend the ripped page.

3. What does "Hands" Down do in regard to Maniac that makes the older kids upset?
(a) He brags to the older kids about Maniac.
(b) He laughs at the older kids when Maniac beats them.
(c) He tells the older kids that Maniac does not like them.
(d) He laughs that Maniac is his friend and not theirs.

4. How did the gas station attendant trick Grayson when he was a rookie?
(a) He gave Grayson the wrong directions to the field.
(b) He told Grayson that the baseball team had moved.
(c) He told Grayson that there was no gas when there was.
(d) He told Grayson that the restaurant gave a free meal to new rookies.

5. How does Maniac respond when Grayson asks him about attending school?
(a) Maniac says he would like to go but he never has.
(b) Maniac says he hates school and will never go back.
(c) Maniac says if he makes him go, Maniac will run away.
(d) Maniac says that school would be a good daytime home for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maniac ask of God on Thanksgiving Day?

2. Why does Carson scratch Maniac's skin?

3. Why does Mr. Beale make a U-turn when taking Maniac home?

4. Who specifically has tried to untie the knot before Maniac?

5. What does Maniac say to the passersby when he first runs to Two Mills?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the story of Grayson't past affect Maniac?

2. How might Amanda Beale's character be a good match for Maniac?

3. Why is the big black man so upset that Maniac is playing in the fire hydrant water?

4. Chapter 14 ends with Mrs. Beale asking Maniac whether he is Maniac or not. He responds saying that he is Jeffrey. She states that in her house he will always be Jeffrey. What does this mean for the two of them?

5. What do Grayson and Maniac teach each other and how does it affect them?

6. How is it that Maniac could have a meal at the Pickwell house and nobody questions his presence?

7. How does Maniac impress the star quarterback, Brian Denehy in Chapter 4?

8. How is Maniac blind?

9. The fact that Maniac takes a nap during the untying of the famous knot says a lot about the way he perceives the event. What does it say?

10. How does Maniac get his nickname?

(see the answer keys)

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