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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What can't Maniac see about what is going on around him in chapter 16?
2. What does Maniac wonder about Black people?
3. What is Maniac concerned about in regard to the book he has gotten from Amanda?
4. What does Maniac do for Grayson after he reads his first book?
5. What does Mrs. Beale finally ask Maniac one day while he is licking icing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What stops McNab and the Cobras from chasing Maniac after the home run hit? What does this say about the boys?
2. Chapter 14 ends with Mrs. Beale asking Maniac whether he is Maniac or not. He responds saying that he is Jeffrey. She states that in her house he will always be Jeffrey. What does this mean for the two of them?
3. How might Amanda Beale's character be a good match for Maniac?
4. What do Grayson and Maniac teach each other and how does it affect them?
5. How is the scene in the kitchen between Mrs. Beale and Maniac both ironic and symbolic?
6. How does Maniac get his nickname?
7. How does Maniac manage to infuriate McNab and does he do it on purpose?
8. Why do Maniac and Grayson decorate a tree in the woods?
9. How is Maniac blind?
10. How does Maniac help others and what are his motives in doing so?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the protagonist of the story. Why is this character the protagonist? What is the character trying to accomplish? Who is the antagonist? Why is this antagonist trying to stop the protagonist from accomplishing his/her goal?
Essay Topic 2
What is Maniac's inner conflict? What is the resolution of that conflict? Do you think the resolution of the conflict will be permanent? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
What is Maniac truly searching for for himself? How is this search a theme of the novel?
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