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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. After Maniac hits the ball many times, what does McNab throw?
(a) A softball.
(b) A frog.
(c) A tennis ball.
(d) A golf ball.

2. What does John McNab do to the Green Sox team at the Little League game?
(a) He throws out everyone at first base.
(b) He hits them with his fastball.
(c) He strikes out sixteen hitters.
(d) He insults all of them with bad words.

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

4. What changes in the Beale household now that Maniac is there?
(a) The children are better behaved.
(b) The children start to tie their own shoes.
(c) The yellow bucket is used more.
(d) Amanda takes baths again with the children.

5. 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 that their house has been toilet papered.
(b) They do not want him to see that the police are at their house.
(c) They do not want him to see the big black man is at their house.
(d) They do not want him to see that the house has been vandalized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is being called over and over again to Maniac when the kids are playing on that hot August day in chapter 17?

2. Why do the people of Two Mills give Jeffrey his nickname?

3. What happens when Maniac meets "Hands" Down?

4. Where does Maniac live while he stays in Two Mills?

5. Where does Maniac wind up after he runs from the baseball game?

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