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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Amanda react to Mars Bar concerning the ripped book?
(a) She yells at him and kicks him.
(b) She tells him to say he is sorry.
(c) She helps Mars beat up Maniac.
(d) She takes the book and pedals away on her bike.

2. It is such a hot August day that the kids decide to play in what?
(a) The fire hydrant water.
(b) The creek.
(c) The pond.
(d) The pool.

3. 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.

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

5. What does Maniac want to do when he finds Amanda crying on her doorstep?
(a) He wants to read Amanda a story.
(b) He wants to bring Amanda to her mother.
(c) He wants to hug her and tell her everything will be okay.
(d) He wants to yell at all of the townspeople.

6. 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 tells the older kids that Maniac does not like them.
(d) He laughs at the older kids when Maniac beats them.

7. What position did Grayson play?
(a) Pitcher.
(b) First Base.
(c) Catcher.
(d) Right Field.

8. Who is the first person to speak with Maniac in Two Mills?
(a) Arnold Jones.
(b) Amanda Beale.
(c) Brian Denehy.
(d) Jeffrey Beale.

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

10. After leaving the East End, where does Maniac stay?
(a) Back at the deer shed.
(b) On a park bench.
(c) With his aunt and uncle.
(d) At the zoo with the buffalos.

11. How long does it take Maniac to travel two hundred miles to Two Mills?
(a) One week.
(b) One day.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

12. What does Maniac paint on the outside of the band shell?
(a) Beware of buffalos.
(b) The number 101.
(c) Fishbelly.
(d) Amen.

13. What happened to Grayson at the game against the Toledo Mud Hens?
(a) Grayson hit Willie Mays.
(b) Grayson got hurt.
(c) Grayson's pitching was terrible.
(d) Grayson threw a no hitter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maniac ask of God on Thanksgiving Day?

2. What can't Maniac see about what is going on around him in chapter 16?

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

4. What is Maniac concerned about in regard to the book he has gotten from Amanda?

5. How did the gas station attendant trick Grayson when he was a rookie?

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