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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 sleep one night--just once in Chapter 43?
(a) In a shelter.
(b) In a motel.
(c) In a bed.
(d) In a kitchen of a house with the door open.

2. 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 killed.
(c) He has been kidnapped.
(d) He has been tortured.

3. Why does Maniac allow the McNab boys to continue asking him to do the feats?
(a) It keeps him out of trouble.
(b) It keeps him busy.
(c) It keeps the McNab boys out of trouble.
(d) It keeps them in school where they need to be.

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

5. What best describes the McNab house?
(a) Disgustingly dirty.
(b) Slightly messy.
(c) Sloppy but clean.
(d) Well decorated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amanda do to wake up Maniac at the zoo?

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

3. What are all of the boys bringing into the dining room of the McNab house?

4. To whom are the two boys related?

5. What is the most perilous feat that the McNab boys ask Maniac to perform?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maniac work so hard to get Russell and Piper to go to school?

2. What do the worms symbolize?

3. How does Maniac manipulate Russell and Piper and how do they manipulate Maniac?

4. How do Maniac and Mars Bar find their way back into each other's lives?

5. How are the two young boys that Maniac finds in the park cabin connected to Maniac?

6. What part of the day does Maniac enjoy the most and why now that June was on its way?

7. What contradiction does Maniac experience coming from a reunion at the Beales and going to the McNabs?

8. What heroic feats does Maniac perform for Russell and Piper?

9. What tale does Mars Bar tell Maniac about Russell?

10. What happens to Russell and why can't Maniac save him?

(see the answer keys)

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