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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strategy does Grayson use to help him learn to read?
(a) He has Maniac use baseball terms.
(b) He only works with the vowels at first.
(c) He memorizes a few consonants at a time.
(d) He equates reading to baseball.

2. What is the prize for untying the Cobble's Knot?
(a) One hundred dollars worth of Cobble's groceries.
(b) Pizza for a year.
(c) Free soda when pizza is purchased for a year.
(d) Butterscotch Krimpets for a year.

3. Why doesn't McNab want to pitch to Maniac?
(a) He knows Maniac can hit the ball.
(b) Maniac's shoes are flapping.
(c) He is a runt who is not on the league.
(d) Maniac is not on the Green Sox.

4. What won't Maniac do for food?
(a) He will not do odd jobs.
(b) He will not go to soup kitchens.
(c) He will not take it from the zoo.
(d) He will not beg.

5. Where does Maniac live while he stays in Two Mills?
(a) In a garage behind the restaurant.
(b) In a shed at the school.
(c) In the deer shed at the zoo.
(d) In the park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Maniac stay in the band shell after Grayson's death?

2. What last thing does Maniac do before he leaves the band shell?

3. What does the boy give to Maniac while he is untying the knot?

4. Why does Maniac stop crossing the Schuylkill?

5. How long does it take Maniac to untie the Cobble's Knot?

(see the answer key)

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