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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 story does Maniac change in telling to the Pickwells?
2. Why won't Mars Bar climb the fence where the buffalo are?
3. What method does Maniac use to try to keep Russell and Piper in school after he came back to the McNabs'?
4. How do Maniac and Mars react to each other when they first begin running together?
5. Where are the two boys in the second cabin going?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 33, in January, what does Maniac decide about his life?
2. How are the two young boys that Maniac finds in the park cabin connected to Maniac?
3. What heroic feats does Maniac perform for Russell and Piper?
4. How do Maniac and Mars Bar find their way back into each other's lives?
5. How does Maniac manipulate Russell and Piper and how do they manipulate Maniac?
6. What precious gift does Grayson give to Maniac for Christmas and how does it affect Maniac?
7. How do the McNabs show their true prejudice during Piper's birthday party?
8. Why does Maniac take Mars Bar to the Pickwells?
9. How does the situation with Mars Bar climax at Piper's birthday party and how does Mars Bar deal with it all?
10. What tale does Mars Bar tell Maniac about Russell?
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
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
Why does Jerry Spinelli give the character of Maniac such incredible athletic abilities even though he is not an athlete?
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