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

3. Why does Maniac decide to leave town?
(a) He does not want the Beales to get hurt.
(b) He does not like that people don't like him.
(c) He does not want a riot to break out.
(d) He is afraid of the big black man.

4. Why doesn't Maniac go to Grayson's room at the YMCA?
(a) He is afraid of the YMCA.
(b) He doesn't want anyone to see and recognize him.
(c) He is afraid of Grayson.
(d) He doesn't want to bring trouble to the old man.

5. What is Maniac concerned about in regard to the book he has gotten from Amanda?
(a) If he should mend the ripped page.
(b) If he should give it back to Amanda at all.
(c) If he should give it to Mars Bar.
(d) If he should buy another one.

6. What does McNab decide to do to Maniac in retaliation for the baseball incident?
(a) Tell him to leave town.
(b) Beat him up.
(c) Become his friend.
(d) Strike him out next time.

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

8. What does Maniac eat at the diner?
(a) Ham and eggs.
(b) A complete meatloaf dinner.
(c) Cake.
(d) Burger and fries.

9. What does Mr. Cobble use the knot for?
(a) To draw in business.
(b) As a site seeing object.
(c) To tie leftover string pieces.
(d) As a conversation piece.

10. Where does Maniac live while he stays in Two Mills?
(a) In the park.
(b) In the deer shed at the zoo.
(c) In a garage behind the restaurant.
(d) In a shed at the school.

11. How did the gas station attendant trick Grayson when he was a rookie?
(a) He told Grayson that the baseball team had moved.
(b) He gave Grayson the wrong directions to the field.
(c) He told Grayson that the restaurant gave a free meal to new rookies.
(d) He told Grayson that there was no gas when there was.

12. Why are Hester, Lester, and Amanda keeping Maniac from going home early one morning in Chapter 17?
(a) They do not want him to see that the house has been vandalized.
(b) They do not want him to see that the police are at their house.
(c) They do not want him to see that their house has been toilet papered.
(d) They do not want him to see the big black man is at their house.

13. What is the prize for untying the Cobble's Knot?
(a) Butterscotch Krimpets for a year.
(b) Pizza for a year.
(c) One hundred dollars worth of Cobble's groceries.
(d) Free soda when pizza is purchased for a year.

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

15. What happens when Maniac meets "Hands" Down?
(a) They play football together.
(b) "Hands" Down harasses Maniac for punting that first day.
(c) "Hands" Down makes sure Maniac is on the other team.
(d) Maniac refuses to play football with "Hands" Down.