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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 are the cabins in Valley Forge?
(a) Abandoned campsites.
(b) Run-down cabins from the Civil War.
(c) Replicas of army shelters.
(d) Family-owned campgrounds.

2. What does Maniac do as a feat with the bison pen?
(a) Climbs the fence.
(b) Dances in front of the pen.
(c) Kisses the mother bison.
(d) Feeds the bison.

3. What does Mars Bar challenge Maniac to?
(a) A bike race.
(b) A running race.
(c) A boxing match.
(d) A fistfight.

4. When does John believe the incident with the East Enders will happen?
(a) In a month.
(b) In the winter.
(c) In the summer.
(d) In a week.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the McNabs and Cobras building in the dining room of the McNab house?

2. To whom are the two boys related?

3. What story does Maniac change in telling to the Pickwells?

4. What does Maniac experience in early July in the early mornings?

5. What does the trolley remind Maniac of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What comparison does Maniac make between Hester and Lester and Russell and Piper in chapter 40?

3. Who saves Maniac from freezing to death and how do they go about it?

4. How does Mars Bar's rescue of Russell help change the prejudices of the town?

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

6. What comparison does Maniac make between the Pickwells and the Beales in chapter 40?

7. What kind of a home do the McNabs live in?

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

9. Why does Maniac take Mars Bar to the Pickwells?

10. What are the McNabs building in their house and why?

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