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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What won't Maniac do for food?
(a) He will not go to soup kitchens.
(b) He will not do odd jobs.
(c) He will not beg.
(d) He will not take it from the zoo.

2. What are all of the boys bringing into the dining room of the McNab house?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Boulders.
(c) Wood.
(d) Cinder blocks.

3. What is Mars Bar afraid that Russell was going to do to after the trolley incident?
(a) Kiss him.
(b) Cry.
(c) Hit Piper.
(d) Go back to the trestle.

4. Who shows up for Grayson's funeral?
(a) Maniac, the pallbearers, and the funeral man.
(b) Maniac, pallbearers, two gravediggers, and the funeral man.
(c) Maniac and the funeral man.
(d) Maniac and the minister.

5. What are the McNabs and Cobras building in the dining room of the McNab house?
(a) A wall.
(b) A fortress.
(c) A castle.
(d) A barbeque pit.

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

7. How does Maniac feel about Mars Bar when the whole McNab birthday party situation is over?
(a) He feels angry.
(b) He feels sad.
(c) He feels happy.
(d) He feels proud.

8. How does Maniac make the deal even better for the McNab boys to go to school?
(a) He says he will teach them how to pitch.
(b) He says he will eat five cockroaches.
(c) He says he will eat pizza even though he is allergic.
(d) He says he will knock on Finsterwald's door.

9. Where are the two boys in the second cabin going?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Florida.
(d) Home.

10. What do Russell and Piper fear has happened to Maniac while in the East End?
(a) He has decided to stay there.
(b) He has been kidnapped.
(c) He has been tortured.
(d) He has been killed.

11. Why doesn't Maniac stay in the band shell after Grayson's death?
(a) It is needed for the upcoming spring.
(b) It is too cold.
(c) The Superintendent won't let him.
(d) He cannot bring himself to stay.

12. How does Maniac come to know even the people he never met in Two Mills?
(a) By asking around.
(b) By listening to people speak in the corner stores.
(c) By listening to the stories of the children.
(d) From the things in their backyards.

13. What do the McNab brothers do when they discover that they were actually with Maniac--the famous guy?
(a) They laugh very hard.
(b) Thye cry.
(c) They tell Maniac to leave.
(d) They beat up Maniac because of what he did to John.

14. Why does Maniac take Mars Bar to the Pickwells?
(a) For a party.
(b) They asked Maniac to bring him.
(c) To make Mars Bar angry.
(d) To see the best the West End had to offer.

15. Where does Mars Bar take Russell after the trolley incident?
(a) To Amanda's home.
(b) To Mars Bar's home.
(c) To Russell's home.
(d) To the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mars Bar call Maniac when they meet again in chapter 38?

2. How many nights does Maniac stay in the cabin in Valley Forge?

3. What last thing does Maniac do before he leaves the band shell?

4. Where have the two boys gotten their food?

5. Why does Maniac bring Mars Bar to Piper's birthday party?

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