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

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

3. Why does Amanda stay up late the night of her argument with Maniac?
(a) She is too angry to sleep.
(b) He left and has not come home, so she waits for him.
(c) She is crying and can't sleep.
(d) She had kicked the dog and hurt him.

4. What does McNab decide to do to Maniac in retaliation for the baseball incident?
(a) Beat him up.
(b) Tell him to leave town.
(c) Strike him out next time.
(d) Become his friend.

5. With what does Mars Bar Thompson challenge Maniac?
(a) A neighborhood woman.
(b) A candy bar.
(c) A baseball bat.
(d) His fist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of McNab's gang?

2. What does the big black man shout about on that hot August day in chapter 17?

3. What does the neighborhood woman use to stop Mars Bar Thompson?

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

5. It is such a hot August day that the kids decide to play in what?

(see the answer key)

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