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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maniac get out of bed to go to the front door of the Beale's house?
(a) To check to see if Mars Bar had followed him.
(b) To make sure he is in the right house.
(c) To let the dog in.
(d) To memorize the numbers of his new address.

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

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

4. Why do the people of Two Mills give Jeffrey his nickname?
(a) Jeffrey tells them his nickname is Maniac.
(b) They think he is odd, so they give him an odd name.
(c) They say it is the name of the book that he was reading.
(d) After all of Jeffrey's stunts, they figure he is a maniac.

5. What do Grayson and Maniac buy at Woolworths?
(a) A baseball glove.
(b) A blackboard and chalk.
(c) Picture books.
(d) An alphabet poster.

6. What does John McNab do to the Green Sox team at the Little League game?
(a) He hits them with his fastball.
(b) He insults all of them with bad words.
(c) He throws out everyone at first base.
(d) He strikes out sixteen hitters.

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

8. By Christmas, where has Grayson moved?
(a) To his own apartment.
(b) To his own house.
(c) To the band shell.
(d) To the West End.

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

10. Why does Maniac use only one hand to handle the football?
(a) He is holding a book with the other one.
(b) He is showing off.
(c) He only has one hand.
(d) His other hand is hurt.

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

12. How does Maniac respond when Grayson asks him about attending school?
(a) Maniac says that school would be a good daytime home for him.
(b) Maniac says he hates school and will never go back.
(c) Maniac says if he makes him go, Maniac will run away.
(d) Maniac says he would like to go but he never has.

13. What is the first book Grayson reads cover to cover?
(a) "The Story of Babar".
(b) "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel".
(c) "The Little Engine That Could".
(d) "The First Pitch".

14. What does Mrs. Beale finally ask Maniac one day while he is licking icing?
(a) "Are you Maniac?"
(b) "Where did you come from?"
(c) "Why don't you have a home?"
(d) "Where are your parents?"

15. What does Maniac wonder about Black people?
(a) Why they celebrate the Fourth of July with the white people.
(b) Why they live on the East End.
(c) Why they don't come to the West End.
(d) Why they call themselves black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Cobble use the knot for?

2. Where does Maniac live while he stays in Two Mills?

3. What kind of story does Amanda give to Maniac?

4. It is such a hot August day that the kids decide to play in what?

5. What does Maniac do for Grayson after he reads his first book?

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