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_____ 1. What method does Maniac use to try to keep Russell and Piper in school after he came back to the McNabs'? a) He organized marble tournaments during recess. b) He threatened them with punishments. c) He made them lunches to take with them. d) He bribed them with money.
a) He organized marble tournaments during recess.
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_____ 6. What do the Pickwells believe that Mars Bar carries with him all of the time? a) One hundred Mars Bars. b) One hundred Milky Ways. c) A gun. d) A basketball.
a) One hundred Mars Bars.
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_____ 11. What can Maniac hear even further away than before, now that he is not living in any particular home in chapter 43? a) Mrs. Pickwell's whistle. b) The train whistle. c) Kids playing in the park. d) Amanda's bicycle bell.
a) Mrs. Pickwell's whistle.
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_____ 16. Where is Russell that Piper screams about? a) Stuck in a tree. b) On the railroad tracks. c) Above the trolley on a trestle. d) In a car crash.
c) Above the trolley on a trestle.
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_____ 21. Why won't Mars Bar climb the fence where the buffalo are? a) He is afraid the buffalo will stomp him. b) He is afraid of the barbed wire. c) He is afraid to climb. d) He is afraid the buffalo will eat him
d) He is afraid the buffalo will eat him
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_____ 2. What does Maniac make the McNab boys return to Dorsey's Grocery? a) Fifty bubblegums. b) Twenty-five candy bars. c) A shopping cart. d) Stolen comic books.
a) Fifty bubblegums.
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_____ 7. What story does Maniac change in telling to the Pickwells? a) The one about Russell and the trolley. b) The one about Maniac running backwards and beating Mars Bar. c) The one about "Hands" Down and the punt. d) The one about the fire hydrant party.
b) The one about Maniac running backwards and beating Mars Bar.
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_____ 12. What part of the day does Maniac like best of all now that it is almost June? a) Evenings for the sunsets. b) Morning before anyone awakes. c) Night after everyone is asleep. d) Afternoons when everyone is around.
b) Morning before anyone awakes.
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_____ 17. What does the trolley remind Maniac of? a) Going home. b) Daredevil stunts he pulled. c) Traveling with his parents. d) His parents' death
d) His parents' death
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_____ 22. What is Mars Bar afraid that Russell was going to do to after the trolley incident? a) Cry. b) Go back to the trestle. c) Hit Piper. d) Kiss him.
d) Kiss him.
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_____ 3. Why doesn't Maniac leave the McNab boys when they drive him crazy? a) He is afraid that they will run away again. b) He is afraid that they will follow him. c) He is afraid that they will rot completely without him. d) He is afraid that they will cry.
c) He is afraid that they will rot completely without him.
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_____ 8. What legendary feat does Mars Bar perform for the Pickwell children? a) Stopping traffic with a glare. b) Walking in front of a bus. c) Killing a snake with his bare hands. d) Stopping a train.
a) Stopping traffic with a glare.
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_____ 13. Where does Maniac make his bedroom now that June is almost here? a) The backyard of the McNabs. b) The backyard of Mars Bar. c) The backyard of the Beales. d) Various back porches.
d) Various back porches.
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_____ 18. What does Maniac do after he sees Russell in trouble? a) He runs for help. b) He asks Mars Bar to save him. c) He saves him. d) He walks away.
d) He walks away.
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_____ 23. Where does Mars Bar take Russell after the trolley incident? a) To Russell's home. b) To Amanda's home. c) To the hospital. d) To Mars Bar's home.
d) To Mars Bar's home.
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_____ 4. Why do Russell and Piper kick Maniac out of their house? a) He stomped on their guns until they were plastic splinters. b) He told them that they could not fight anymore. c) He yelled at them. d) He started giving them orders.
a) He stomped on their guns until they were plastic splinters.
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_____ 9. What does George McNab say as he leaves the room the day of the party? a) "No Negroes are allowed in my house." b) "Take the black kid out of my house." c) "Nobody invited you." d) "Let me know when it leaves."
d) "Let me know when it leaves."
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_____ 14. What does Maniac experience in early July in the early mornings? a) He thinks he hears a baby crying. b) He thinks hears an animal crying. c) He believes someone is following him. d) He believes someone is chasing him.
c) He believes someone is following him.
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_____ 19. Where does Mars Bar find Maniac after the trolley incident? a) At Cobble's. b) At Amanda's house. c) With the buffalo. d) In the equipment room.
c) With the buffalo.
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_____ 24. What does Amanda do to wake up Maniac at the zoo? a) She kicks him. b) She bites his ear. c) She scares the buffalo. d) She pulls his ear.
d) She pulls his ear.
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_____ 5. How does Maniac convince Mars Bar to go to the West End? a) He tells Mars Bar that he isn't as bad as he thinks he is. b) He calls Mars Bar a sissy. c) He threatens Mars Bar. d) He bribes Mars Bar.
a) He tells Mars Bar that he isn't as bad as he thinks he is.
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_____ 10. What does Maniac tell Mars Bar that the structure is in the dining room of the McNab house? a) A castle. b) A playground. c) A bomb shelter. d) A tornado shelter.
c) A bomb shelter.
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_____ 15. How do Maniac and Mars react to each other when they first begin running together? a) They tell jokes. b) They apologize to each other. c) They challenge each other. d) They don't speak or look at each other.
d) They don't speak or look at each other.
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_____ 20. What does Mars Bar come to ask Maniac after the trolley incident? a) Why Maniac would not speak to anyone after the incident. b) Why Maniac did not help Russell. c) Why Maniac was crying at the trolley. d) Why Maniac didn't stay after helping Russell.
b) Why Maniac did not help Russell.
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_____ 25. Amanda tells Maniac he needs to be sorry for a few things. Which does she NOT tell him to be sorry for? a) Mars Bar threw a ball at her bedroom window. b) She had to come to the zoo to find Maniac. c) Tricking Maniac into going to the party. d) He didn't accept Mars Bars invitation.
c) Tricking Maniac into going to the party.
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