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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. Where does Maniac wind up after he runs from the baseball game?
2. Why does Grayson take Maniac to the equipment room?
3. What is the confetti made out of that the townspeople throw for Maniac's celebration of untying the knot?
4. Why does Mr. Beale make a U-turn when taking Maniac home?
5. Who specifically has tried to untie the knot before Maniac?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the big black man so upset that Maniac is playing in the fire hydrant water?
2. Right at the start of this novel, the reader knows that the main character is going to have a different life than the normal pre-teen. How so?
3. How does Maniac manage to infuriate McNab and does he do it on purpose?
4. 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?
5. How does Maniac impress the star quarterback, Brian Denehy in Chapter 4?
6. Why does Amanda think the Cobble Knot will solve Maniac's problems?
7. The fact that Maniac takes a nap during the untying of the famous knot says a lot about the way he perceives the event. What does it say?
8. What does the reader learn about Maniac's personality through the scene of Mars Bar and Maniac and the candy bar?
9. How does Maniac help others and what are his motives in doing so?
10. How does Amanda treat Maniac differently than everyone else in Chapter 11 and previous chapters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is Amanda the staying power for Maniac? What makes her different from everyone else that he encounters? How does she ultimately change Maniac?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Why doesn't Maniac choose to remain at the Pickwell house? Why does he not choose this loving family as his own when he knows that they would embrace him? What does this say about Maniac's past and his future?
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