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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. In what way does Maniac get his schooling?
2. What do Maniac and Grayson do right after Thanksgiving dinner?
3. Why doesn't Maniac go to Grayson's room at the YMCA?
4. What does Mr. Cobble use the knot for?
5. It is such a hot August day that the kids decide to play in what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Maniac's life tale may be bigger than he actually is. What begins the exaggeration in Chapter 2?
2. How do the Beale's show that they are not prejudiced people?
3. Why won't Maniac go to school?
4. What is the underlying reason that Maniac wants to leave town after the incident at the fire hydrant party?
5. How is the scene in the kitchen between Mrs. Beale and Maniac both ironic and symbolic?
6. How does the Beale household change now that Maniac lives there?
7. How does the story of Grayson't past affect Maniac?
8. How does Maniac impress the star quarterback, Brian Denehy in Chapter 4?
9. 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?
10. Why does Maniac paint 101 on the front door of the equipment room?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the relationship between Maniac and Mars Bar grow? What do each of the boys give to the other that each is lacking? How does this relationship epitomize the good in human nature?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the dynamics of Maniac's relationship with Grayson. Why do the two become so close? What does Maniac see in Grayson that others don't see? What does Maniac see in Grayson that even Grayson does not see? How does Grayson treat Maniac? How does Maniac change after Grayson's death?
Essay Topic 3
How is Amanda the staying power for Maniac? What makes her different from everyone else that he encounters? How does she ultimately change Maniac?
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