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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Cobble use the knot for?
(a) As a site seeing object.
(b) To draw in business.
(c) To tie leftover string pieces.
(d) As a conversation piece.

2. What kind of story does Amanda give to Maniac?
(a) Children's Poetry.
(b) The Children's Crusade.
(c) Grimm's Fairy Tales.
(d) A book about puppies.

3. How long does Maniac stay with his aunt and uncle?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Five years.

4. What is the first book Grayson reads cover to cover?
(a) "The Story of Babar".
(b) "The Little Engine That Could".
(c) "The First Pitch".
(d) "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel".

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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.

11. What does Maniac do for Grayson after he reads his first book?
(a) Maniac gives him another book.
(b) Maniac cooks for him.
(c) Maniac sends him home.
(d) Maniac takes him out to dinner.

12. What is Amanda carrying to school in her suitcase?
(a) Books.
(b) A project.
(c) A puppy.
(d) Crayons and drawing paper.

13. What does Maniac do for fifteen minutes before completing the knot?
(a) He prays.
(b) He reads a book.
(c) He drinks an orange soda.
(d) He takes a nap.

14. What does Grayson teach Maniac after their many weeks together?
(a) How to feed the buffalo.
(b) How to line a baseball diamond.
(c) How to mend fences.
(d) How to pitch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What changes in the Beale household now that Maniac is there?

2. What does Mars Bar Thompson take from Maniac?

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

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

5. With what does Mars Bar Thompson challenge Maniac?

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