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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 last thing does Maniac do before he leaves the band shell?

2. What does Russell attempt to travel with?

3. Why does Maniac take Mars Bar to the Pickwells?

4. How does Maniac convince Mars Bar to go to the West End?

5. What does Maniac give Grayson for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. In January, after Grayson's death, where does Maniac live and how does he take care of himself?

2. How does Amanda get her way in the final chapter of the novel?

3. Why does Maniac knowingly let the McNab boys give him crazy feats to perform?

4. What are the McNabs building in their house and why?

5. How do Maniac and Mars Bar find their way back into each other's lives?

6. What kind of a home do the McNabs live in?

7. How does the situation with Mars Bar climax at Piper's birthday party and how does Mars Bar deal with it all?

8. What comparison does Maniac make between Hester and Lester and Russell and Piper in chapter 40?

9. What part of the day does Maniac enjoy the most and why now that June was on its way?

10. How is the race between Maniac and Mars Bar uncharacteristic of Maniac?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whom are the major conflicts in the book between? Are they resolved? If so, how are these conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 2

How and why does Maniac take on the raising of Russell and Piper? Why does he have influence over them? What does this say about Maniac's character?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Maniac able to fit into both the black community and the white community? Since he can do this, what does he see that others who cannot fit in don't see?

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