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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. How does Maniac feel about Mars Bar when the whole McNab birthday party situation is over?
2. What method does Maniac use to try to keep Russell and Piper in school after he came back to the McNabs'?
3. What does Maniac give Grayson for Christmas?
4. Why won't Mars Bar climb the fence where the buffalo are?
5. What falls out of the ceiling frightening Mars Bar badly?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Amanda get her way in the final chapter of the novel?
2. In January, after Grayson's death, where does Maniac live and how does he take care of himself?
3. What heroic feats does Maniac perform for Russell and Piper?
4. How does the situation with Mars Bar climax at Piper's birthday party and how does Mars Bar deal with it all?
5. What comparison does Maniac make between Hester and Lester and Russell and Piper in chapter 40?
6. What tale does Mars Bar tell Maniac about Russell?
7. How does Mars Bar's rescue of Russell help change the prejudices of the town?
8. What part of the day does Maniac enjoy the most and why now that June was on its way?
9. How do the McNabs show their true prejudice during Piper's birthday party?
10. How do Maniac and Mars Bar find their way back into each other's lives?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
John McNab is a complex, dynamic character. How so? How does his characterization affect the themes of race in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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