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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. Why doesn't Maniac stay in the band shell after Grayson's death?
(a) It is needed for the upcoming spring.
(b) The Superintendent won't let him.
(c) He cannot bring himself to stay.
(d) It is too cold.

2. What do the Cobras do while Mars Bar and Maniac play games with the younger ones?
(a) They interrupt the games.
(b) They ignore it all.
(c) They sit against the wall and watch Mars Bar.
(d) They play too.

3. What does Maniac have to convince John that he hadn't done after delivering back his brothers?
(a) That Maniac did not call the police on them.
(b) That Maniac did not convince them to run away.
(c) That Maniac did not kidnap them.
(d) That Maniac did not hurt them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the McNabs call the thing that they are building in the dining room of the McNab house?

2. What new item does Mars Bar show Maniac when Maniac returns to town in chapter 38?

3. What new name has Amanda given to Mars Bar?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grayson't death affect Maniac?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is the race between Maniac and Mars Bar uncharacteristic of Maniac?

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

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

10. How does Amanda get her way in the final chapter of the novel?

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