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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 story does Maniac change in telling to the Pickwells?
(a) The one about the fire hydrant party.
(b) The one about Maniac running backwards and beating Mars Bar.
(c) The one about Russell and the trolley.
(d) The one about "Hands" Down and the punt.

2. Why won't Mars Bar climb the fence where the buffalo are?
(a) He is afraid to climb.
(b) He is afraid the buffalo will stomp him.
(c) He is afraid the buffalo will eat him.
(d) He is afraid of the barbed wire.

3. What method does Maniac use to try to keep Russell and Piper in school after he came back to the McNabs'?
(a) He bribed them with money.
(b) He threatened them with punishments.
(c) He organized marble tournaments during recess.
(d) He made them lunches to take with them.

4. How do Maniac and Mars react to each other when they first begin running together?
(a) They challenge each other.
(b) They apologize to each other.
(c) They don't speak or look at each other.
(d) They tell jokes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two young boys in the second cabin continuously call Maniac?

2. When Maniac returned to the West End in Chapter 40, where does he go first?

3. What do the McNab brothers do when they discover that they were actually with Maniac--the famous guy?

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

5. What does Maniac have to convince John that he hadn't done after delivering back his brothers?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 33, in January, what does Maniac decide about his life?

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

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

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

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

6. What precious gift does Grayson give to Maniac for Christmas and how does it affect Maniac?

7. How do the McNabs show their true prejudice during Piper's birthday party?

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

9. How does the situation with Mars Bar climax at Piper's birthday party and how does Mars Bar deal with it all?

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

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