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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 told Grayson that the restaurant gave a free meal to new rookies.
(c) He gave Grayson the wrong directions to the field.
(d) He told Grayson that there was no gas when there was.

2. With what does Mars Bar Thompson challenge Maniac?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A candy bar.
(c) His fist.
(d) A neighborhood woman.

3. What does Maniac say to the passersby when he first runs to Two Mills?
(a) "What day is it?"
(b) "Who are you?"
(c) "Hi."
(d) "Where am I?"

4. What doesn't Maniac do in his new home at the Beales?
(a) Take out the trash.
(b) Sleep in his bed.
(c) Wash the dishes.
(d) Read to the children.

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

6. What happens at the school musical?
(a) Maniac sings badly.
(b) Maniac screams for a long time.
(c) Aunt Dot asks Uncle Dan for a divorce.
(d) Manaic sings beautifully.

7. In what way does Maniac get his schooling?
(a) He buys old books from the library.
(b) Maniac goes to school.
(c) Maniac studies in the library.
(d) Grayson teaches him from old books.

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

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

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

11. 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 waste everything.
(c) That white people never have enough.
(d) That white people are ruining his neighborhood.

12. Who is Brian Denehy?
(a) A soccer player.
(b) The football coach.
(c) The star quarterback.
(d) The first person Maniac meets in Two Mills.

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

14. What does "Hands" Down do in regard to Maniac that makes the older kids upset?
(a) He laughs that Maniac is his friend and not theirs.
(b) He brags to the older kids about Maniac.
(c) He laughs at the older kids when Maniac beats them.
(d) He tells the older kids that Maniac does not like them.

15. When does Maniac return to school?
(a) One week later.
(b) Never.
(c) One year later.
(d) One month later.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Grayson take Maniac to the equipment room?

2. Why does Grayson not know how to read?

3. What do Maniac and Grayson do on Thanksgiving Day in the cold?

4. What is Grayson curious about that he asks Maniac while Maniac eats at the diner?

5. Why does Mr. Beale make a U-turn when taking Maniac home?

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