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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grayson give to Maniac for Christmas?
(a) A book about Willie Mays.
(b) A cookbook.
(c) A bed.
(d) His old baseball glove.

2. Where is Russell that Piper screams about?
(a) Stuck in a tree.
(b) In a car crash.
(c) Above the trolley on a trestle.
(d) On the railroad tracks.

3. What is Maniac running on that amazes the Pickwell children?
(a) The spear field.
(b) The steel rail of the railroad tracks.
(c) The suspension bridge.
(d) The winding creek.

4. What won't Maniac do for food?
(a) He will not do odd jobs.
(b) He will not beg.
(c) He will not go to soup kitchens.
(d) He will not take it from the zoo.

5. What does John believe is going to happen at some point with the East Enders?
(a) They will riot in the streets.
(b) They will storm the houses of the West Enders.
(c) They will murder.
(d) They will move into the West End.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Amanda for the first and only time in Chapter 3?

2. What does the neighborhood woman use to stop Mars Bar Thompson?

3. Why does Maniac bring Mars Bar to Piper's birthday party?

4. Where have the two boys gotten their food?

5. What does Mars Bar call Maniac when they meet again in chapter 38?

(see the answer key)

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