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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25 | Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maniac do for fifteen minutes before completing the knot?
(a) He takes a nap.
(b) He prays.
(c) He drinks an orange soda.
(d) He reads a book.

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

3. What does the boy give to Maniac while he is untying the knot?
(a) A Peanut Butter Kandy Kake.
(b) A Butterscotch Krimpet.
(c) A Devil Dog.
(d) A Ring Ding.

4. 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.

5. Where does Maniac wind up after he runs from the baseball game?
(a) At the house where he ate spaghetti.
(b) In the East End of town.
(c) His shed at the zoo.
(d) At Amanda's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Hester, Lester, and Amanda keeping Maniac from going home early one morning in Chapter 17?

2. What does Grayson teach Maniac after their many weeks together?

3. What is the big question at the Pickwell dinner table on the night they eat spaghetti in Chapter 6?

4. With what is Finsterwald's backyard filled?

5. Why does Maniac decide to leave town?

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