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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 does the neighborhood woman use to stop Mars Bar Thompson?
2. How does Amanda's mom act when she first meets Maniac?
3. What does Maniac do for Grayson after he reads his first book?
4. What does Maniac say to the passersby when he first runs to Two Mills?
5. Why does Maniac decide to leave town?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Maniac get his nickname?
2. How does the story of Grayson't past affect Maniac?
3. Why do Maniac and Grayson decorate a tree in the woods?
4. Why won't Maniac go to school?
5. How is Maniac blind?
6. How does Maniac manage to infuriate McNab and does he do it on purpose?
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. How does Grayson's background shape the man he has become today?
9. How does Maniac impress the star quarterback, Brian Denehy in Chapter 4?
10. 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?
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
How is the pillbox the most frightening part of the whole novel? What does the pillbox symbolize? When John McNab states that others will build one once they see the McNabs, why does this make Maniac sick? Why should it make anyone sick?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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