2. 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.

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

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

5. What is the big question at the Pickwell dinner table on the night they eat spaghetti in Chapter 6?
(a) Who was the kid who helped Arnold Jones.
(b) Why are we eating spaghetti again?
(c) Who was the kid on the football field?
(d) Who's the extra kid at the dinner table?

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

7. What does McNab decide to do to Maniac in retaliation for the baseball incident?
(a) Strike him out next time.
(b) Become his friend.
(c) Tell him to leave town.
(d) Beat him up.

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

9. What changes in the Beale household now that Maniac is there?
(a) The yellow bucket is used more.
(b) Amanda takes baths again with the children.
(c) The children are better behaved.
(d) The children start to tie their own shoes.

10. 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.

11. Why are Hester, Lester, and Amanda keeping Maniac from going home early one morning in Chapter 17?
(a) They do not want him to see that the house has been vandalized.
(b) They do not want him to see that their house has been toilet papered.
(c) They do not want him to see that the police are at their house.
(d) They do not want him to see the big black man is at their house.

12. What did Grayson want to grow up to be?
(a) A zoo keeper.
(b) A park ranger.
(c) A restaurant owner.
(d) A baseball player.

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

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

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