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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Carson scratch Maniac's skin?
(a) To see if he is white under the dirt.
(b) To see if he is hurt under the dirt.
(c) To see if it is dirt on his skin.
(d) To see if he is black under the dirt.

2. Where did Grayson play baseball?
(a) In vacant lots.
(b) In the Majors.
(c) In high school.
(d) In the Minors.

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

4. 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.

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

6. Why does Maniac say Amen after Grayson finishes reading his first book?
(a) Maniac had prayed Grayson would succeed.
(b) Maniac prays for Grayson to do better next time.
(c) Maniac is glad it is over.
(d) Maniac says Amen is for when someone does something you really like.

7. What is the name of McNab's gang?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Asps.
(c) Lions.
(d) Cobras.

8. What happens to Amanda for the first and only time in Chapter 3?
(a) She trips and falls.
(b) She is late to school.
(c) She falls in love.
(d) She lends one of her books.

9. How do the Pickwells know when it is dinnertime?
(a) Mrs. Pickwell sends the dog for them.
(b) Mrs. Pickwell whistles.
(c) Mrs. Pickwell hollers for them.
(d) Mrs. Pickwell rings a bell.

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

11. What is being called over and over again to Maniac when the kids are playing on that hot August day in chapter 17?
(a) Loser.
(b) Whitey.
(c) Trash.
(d) Fishbelly.

12. What do Maniac and Grayson do on Thanksgiving Day in the cold?
(a) They play baseball.
(b) They go watch the high school football game.
(c) They go to the zoo.
(d) They go ice-skating.

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

14. After Maniac hits the ball many times, what does McNab throw?
(a) A frog.
(b) A golf ball.
(c) A softball.
(d) A tennis ball.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Maniac go to Grayson's room at the YMCA?

2. Why does Mrs. Beale get mad at Maniac the day she is making meatloaf?

3. What happens with the townspeople as Maniac walks up the middle of the street after the incident with the old man?

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

5. What does Mars Bar Thompson take from Maniac?

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