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

2. With what does Mars Bar Thompson challenge Maniac?
(a) A neighborhood woman.
(b) A candy bar.
(c) His fist.
(d) A baseball bat.

3. What does Maniac paint on the outside of the band shell?
(a) Fishbelly.
(b) Amen.
(c) Beware of buffalos.
(d) The number 101.

4. What causes the red bumps to surface on Maniac's body?
(a) Chicken Pox.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Poison Ivy.
(d) Pizza.

5. How long does it take Maniac to travel two hundred miles to Two Mills?
(a) One day.
(b) One month.
(c) One year.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Maniac use only one hand to handle the football?

3. Which of the following is not a reason why the bigger kids from all over come to the vacant lot to see Maniac?

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

5. How does Amanda's mom act when she first meets Maniac?

Short Essay Questions

1. Maniac's life tale may be bigger than he actually is. What begins the exaggeration in Chapter 2?

2. Why won't Maniac go to school?

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

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

5. Why do Maniac and Grayson decorate a tree in the woods?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Maniac get his nickname?

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