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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maniac make the McNab boys return to Dorsey's Grocery?
(a) Fifty bubblegums.
(b) Stolen comic books.
(c) A shopping cart.
(d) Twenty-five candy bars.

2. Why do the people of Two Mills give Jeffrey his nickname?
(a) They say it is the name of the book that he was reading.
(b) After all of Jeffrey's stunts, they figure he is a maniac.
(c) They think he is odd, so they give him an odd name.
(d) Jeffrey tells them his nickname is Maniac.

3. Why doesn't Maniac leave the McNab boys when they drive him crazy?
(a) He is afraid that they will rot completely without him.
(b) He is afraid that they will run away again.
(c) He is afraid that they will follow him.
(d) He is afraid that they will cry.

4. What does Maniac ask of God on Thanksgiving Day?
(a) To let the Beales know that he is thinking of them.
(b) To make sure his parents are at peace.
(c) To let him return to the Beales to live.
(d) To let Maniac find a family to live with.

5. What do Maniac and Grayson do on Thanksgiving Day in the cold?
(a) They go ice-skating.
(b) They go to the zoo.
(c) They go watch the high school football game.
(d) They play baseball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the other children want to touch Maniac after he speaks with whoever answered Finsterwald's door?

2. What story does Maniac tell to help John with his brothers?

3. What does Mr. Cobble use the knot for?

4. What legendary feat does Mars Bar perform for the Pickwell children?

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

(see the answer key)

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