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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. Why does Mrs. Beale get mad at Maniac the day she is making meatloaf?
(a) He says that he does not like meatloaf.
(b) He tells her that he loves her.
(c) He spills the meatloaf on the floor.
(d) He talks trash to her.

2. What is Maniac concerned about in regard to the book he has gotten from Amanda?
(a) If he should give it to Mars Bar.
(b) If he should buy another one.
(c) If he should mend the ripped page.
(d) If he should give it back to Amanda at all.

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 does Mars Bar Thompson take from Maniac?
(a) His hat.
(b) A football.
(c) Amanda's book.
(d) A candy bar.

5. What does Maniac want to do when he finds Amanda crying on her doorstep?
(a) He wants to yell at all of the townspeople.
(b) He wants to read Amanda a story.
(c) He wants to hug her and tell her everything will be okay.
(d) He wants to bring Amanda to her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Beale make a U-turn when taking Maniac home?

2. By Christmas, where has Grayson moved?

3. After Maniac hits the ball many times, what does McNab throw?

4. What happens to Amanda for the first and only time in Chapter 3?

5. What does John McNab do to the Green Sox team at the Little League game?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maniac impress the star quarterback, Brian Denehy in Chapter 4?

2. How does the story of Grayson't past affect Maniac?

3. What does the reader learn about Maniac's personality through the scene of Mars Bar and Maniac and the candy bar?

4. What is the underlying reason that Maniac wants to leave town after the incident at the fire hydrant party?

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

6. The fact that Maniac takes a nap during the untying of the famous knot says a lot about the way he perceives the event. What does it say?

7. How does Maniac manage to infuriate McNab and does he do it on purpose?

8. 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?

9. How does the Beale household change now that Maniac lives there?

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

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