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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 does Maniac do as a feat with the freight train?
(a) Stand in front of it for thirty seconds.
(b) Beat it to the next stop on one rail.
(c) Hop on it.
(d) Get a ride without paying.

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

3. What do Russell and Piper fear has happened to Maniac while in the East End?
(a) He has been killed.
(b) He has decided to stay there.
(c) He has been kidnapped.
(d) He has been tortured.

4. What is the last thought that Maniac has as the book comes to a close?
(a) Finally, someone was calling him home.
(b) Finally, Amanda and Mars are friends.
(c) Finally, there will be peace in the East End.
(d) Finally, he does not have to sleep in a shed anymore.

5. What does Mars Bar come to ask Maniac after the trolley incident?
(a) Why Maniac did not help Russell.
(b) Why Maniac would not speak to anyone after the incident.
(c) Why Maniac was crying at the trolley.
(d) Why Maniac didn't stay after helping Russell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mars Bar call Maniac when they meet again in chapter 38?

2. What falls out of the ceiling frightening Mars Bar badly?

3. What does Maniac tell Mars Bar that the structure is in the dining room of the McNab house?

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

5. What does Maniac do after he discovers Grayson is dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Maniac bring Mars Bar to Piper's birthday party?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In what way does Maniac come to know everyone in town?

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