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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Maniac Magee's parents?
(a) They die in a trolley crash.
(b) They die in a plane crash.
(c) They die in a car crash.
(d) They die in a train crash.

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

5. What does Maniac say trash words have in common with church words?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A musical tone.
(c) Soul.
(d) Volume.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who specifically has tried to untie the knot before Maniac?

2. What does Maniac paint on the outside of the band shell?

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

4. What does Maniac want from Amanda at the end of Chapter 13 that she won't give him?

5. What does the boy give to Maniac while he is untying the knot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maniac walk right out of town after he realizes that the encyclopedia has been used for confetti?

2. What is Grayson so curious about that he obviously has no understanding of during his meal with Maniac at the diner?

3. How does Grayson handle the unconscious Maniac when he discovers him in the buffalo pen?

4. What stops McNab and the Cobras from chasing Maniac after the home run hit? What does this say about the boys?

5. Why does Amanda think the Cobble Knot will solve Maniac's problems?

6. Chapter 14 ends with Mrs. Beale asking Maniac whether he is Maniac or not. He responds saying that he is Jeffrey. She states that in her house he will always be Jeffrey. What does this mean for the two of them?

7. Why does Maniac paint 101 on the front door of the equipment room?

8. What do Grayson and Maniac teach each other and how does it affect them?

9. How is it that Maniac could have a meal at the Pickwell house and nobody questions his presence?

10. How is the scene in the kitchen between Mrs. Beale and Maniac both ironic and symbolic?

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