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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maniac say when Amanda tells him that they are going home?
(a) "Great."
(b) "I don't want to go there."
(c) "No."
(d) "I can't."

2. How does Maniac convince Mars Bar to go to the West End?
(a) He tells Mars Bar that he isn't as bad as he thinks he is.
(b) He calls Mars Bar a sissy.
(c) He bribes Mars Bar.
(d) He threatens Mars Bar.

3. How does Maniac convince the boys to go back to Two Mills?
(a) Free pizza.
(b) He tells them he is Maniac.
(c) He tells them he is a cop.
(d) He tells them their parents are looking for them.

4. Where do Maniac and Grayson go on Christmas morning?
(a) To the Beale's house.
(b) To the zoo.
(c) To the diner.
(d) To the baseball field.

5. What do the two young boys in the second cabin continuously call Maniac?
(a) Jerk.
(b) Nerd.
(c) Sausage.
(d) Meatball.

6. What does Maniac tell the McNab boys about Mexico so that they will not want to go there?
(a) Little boys are eaten there.
(b) It is volcano season.
(c) There are huge bugs in Mexico.
(d) There is no pizza there.

7. How long do Maniac and Mars Bar run together before the morning Piper comes screaming down the street?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

8. When Maniac returned to the West End in Chapter 40, where does he go first?
(a) To the Pickwells' house.
(b) To the zoo.
(c) To the McNabs' house.
(d) To the equipment room.

9. Why does Maniac bring Mars Bar to Piper's birthday party?
(a) Because he knows Mars Bar will have fun.
(b) Because he wants the blacks and whites to be together.
(c) Because he wants to scare Mars Bar.
(d) Because he hates Mars Bar.

10. Where is Russell that Piper screams about?
(a) On the railroad tracks.
(b) Above the trolley on a trestle.
(c) Stuck in a tree.
(d) In a car crash.

11. What does Maniac make the McNab boys return to Dorsey's Grocery?
(a) Fifty bubblegums.
(b) A shopping cart.
(c) Stolen comic books.
(d) Twenty-five candy bars.

12. What makes Maniac run from the graveyard?
(a) He thinks he sees a ghost.
(b) He is angry with the pallbearers.
(c) He is too upset over his loss.
(d) He does not want to see who is coming.

13. How do Maniac and Mars react to each other when they first begin running together?
(a) They tell jokes.
(b) They challenge each other.
(c) They don't speak or look at each other.
(d) They apologize to each other.

14. Why do the other children want to touch Maniac after he speaks with whoever answered Finsterwald's door?
(a) They want to congratulate him.
(b) They want to see if he is cold.
(c) They think Maniac might be a ghost.
(d) They want to touch a famous person.

15. How many nights does Maniac stay in the cabin in Valley Forge?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Maniac bring Piper?

2. What do the Cobras come to do in the McNab house?

3. Why does Mars Bar hate Maniac at the end of Chapter 38?

4. What are the cabins in Valley Forge?

5. Why do Russell and Piper kick Maniac out of their house?

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