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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Beale get mad at Maniac the day she is making meatloaf?
(a) He says that he does not like meatloaf.
(b) He tells her that he loves her.
(c) He talks trash to her.
(d) He spills the meatloaf on the floor.

2. What actually keeps the McNab boys going to school?
(a) Pizza.
(b) John's threat.
(c) Their father's wrath.
(d) The attention they get from living with Maniac.

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

4. With what is Finsterwald's backyard filled?
(a) Cats.
(b) Children.
(c) Gravestones.
(d) Balls and Frisbees.

5. Why does Mars Bar hate Maniac at the end of Chapter 38?
(a) Maniac wins.
(b) Maniac refuses to participate.
(c) Maniac humiliates him.
(d) Nobody is there to see Mars Bar win.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strategy does Grayson use to help him learn to read?

2. With what does Mars Bar Thompson challenge Maniac?

3. Why does Maniac get out of bed to go to the front door of the Beale's house?

4. What is the first book Grayson reads cover to cover?

5. What does Maniac do after he discovers Grayson is dead?

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