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Chapters 22-32
Chapters 33-39
Chapters 40-46
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What happened to Maniac's parents?
they died in a car crash.
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Why does Mr. Beale take Maniac back to their house?
he realizes he is homeless.
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After leaving the Beales, who does Maniac live with?
Grayson
100
Where does Maniac meet Piper and Russel?
old army camp.
100
Where does Maniac take Mars Bars first?
the Pickwell's house.
200
Where does Maniac end up running to?
East End.
200
What is the only way that Hester and Lester will take a bath?
Maniac has to get in with them.
200
What does Maniac like to eat?
Butterscotch Kimpets?
200
Where do Piper and Russell want to run away to?
Mexico.
200
Why doesn't Maniac want to leave the McNab's.
he wants to try to help Piper and Russel.
300
Who is the first person Maniac meets?
Amanda Beale.
300
What is Maniac allergic to?
pizza
300
What did Grayson do before taking care of the ball field?
played in the minor leagues?
300
What do the "raisins" end up being?
cockroaches.
300
Why does Maniac take Mars Bars to the McNab's party.
he wants them to meet a real black person and so they will stop making up stories about them.
400
Why is John McNab so angry with Maniac?
he is the only one that can hit his fastball.
400
What idea does Amanda have for getting everyone to like Maniac?
untie Cobble's Knot?
400
What does Maniac teach Grayson to do?
read.
400
Why are McNabs building a pill box?
they think the blacks from the East End are going to attack them?
400
Why wouldn't Maniac go up the trestle to save Russel?
because that is where his parents died.
500
Who tore Amanda's book?
Mars Bar.
500
Why does Maniac leave the Beales.
someone painted "fishbelly" on their house.
500
What happens right after Christmas?
Grayson dies.
500
What does Maniac think smells worse than the garbage in the McNab's house?
racism.
500
Who actually ends up saving Maniac from being homeless?
Mars Bar, when he brings Amanda to come get him.