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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 Grayson teach Maniac after their many weeks together?
(a) How to feed the buffalo.
(b) How to line a baseball diamond.
(c) How to pitch.
(d) How to mend fences.

2. What does the big black man shout about on that hot August day in chapter 17?
(a) That white people shouldn't swim in his water.
(b) That white people are ruining his neighborhood.
(c) That white people never have enough.
(d) That white people waste everything.

3. What is Amanda carrying to school in her suitcase?
(a) A puppy.
(b) Crayons and drawing paper.
(c) A project.
(d) Books.

4. How do the Pickwells know when it is dinnertime?
(a) Mrs. Pickwell sends the dog for them.
(b) Mrs. Pickwell whistles.
(c) Mrs. Pickwell hollers for them.
(d) Mrs. Pickwell rings a bell.

5. What happens with the townspeople as Maniac walks up the middle of the street after the incident with the old man?
(a) Whites and blacks walk together.
(b) They disperse.
(c) The whites walk up one side, the blacks up the other.
(d) They fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Grayson play?

2. Why does Maniac decide to leave town?

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

4. What does Maniac do for fifteen minutes before completing the knot?

5. What happens at the school musical?

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