2. What is Grayson curious about that he asks Maniac while Maniac eats at the diner?
(a) How Maniac got his name.
(b) How Maniac untied the Cobble's Knot.
(c) How Maniac came to live with the buffalo.
(d) How black people live.

3. What strategy does Grayson use to help him learn to read?
(a) He equates reading to baseball.
(b) He has Maniac use baseball terms.
(c) He only works with the vowels at first.
(d) He memorizes a few consonants at a time.

4. Why does Mr. Beale make a U-turn when taking Maniac home?
(a) Mr. Beale won't go to the neighborhood Maniac directs him to.
(b) Maniac left the book at the Beale house.
(c) Maniac wants to say goodnight to Hester and Lester.
(d) Maniac admits he has no home.

5. Who specifically has tried to untie the knot before Maniac?
(a) A magician and a scientist.
(b) A pickpocket and a mathematician.
(c) A magician and a pickpocket.
(d) A scientist and a mathematician.

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

7. How do Hester and Lester react to Maniac?
(a) They tell him to go away.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) He is their new best friend.
(d) They cry.

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

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

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

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

12. What causes the red bumps to surface on Maniac's body?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Chicken Pox.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Poison Ivy.

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

14. Which of the following is not a reason why the bigger kids from all over come to the vacant lot to see Maniac?
(a) To test him.
(b) To see if everything they heard was true.
(c) To tell him that he was not welcome in their town.
(d) To see how good he really was.

15. Why does Amanda stay up late the night of her argument with Maniac?
(a) She is crying and can't sleep.
(b) She is too angry to sleep.
(c) He left and has not come home, so she waits for him.
(d) She had kicked the dog and hurt him.