Q 01/05

Which food does Maniac turn out to be allergic to while living with the Beale family?

A) Peanuts

B) Pizza

C) Shrimp

D) Eggs

Answer · why

B) Pizza

Pizza is also the prize Maniac later wins a year's supply of, one large pie every week, for a feat outside a corner store.

Q 02/05

What does Little League bully John McNab hurl at Maniac after failing to get a fastball past him?

A) A rock

B) A shoe

C) A frog

D) A bat

Answer · why

C) A frog

A frog was McNab's last trick, and Maniac simply bunted it. While McNab scrambled after the hopping target, Maniac ran all the way round the bases for...

Q 03/05

Which zoo animals share their pen with Maniac until groundskeeper Earl Grayson finds him?

A) Buffalo

B) Deer

C) Giraffes

D) Llamas

Answer · why

A) Buffalo

Buffalo, a mother and her calf, take Maniac in after he walks out on the Beales. He comes back to their pen near the end of the story when he again ha...

Q 04/05

What does Amanda Beale carry her books to school in, making Maniac think she is a runaway?

A) A wagon

B) A backpack

C) A pillowcase

D) A suitcase

Answer · why

D) A suitcase

A suitcase keeps Amanda's books safe from her crayon-loving little brother and sister and a dog that chews everything. Maniac talks her into lending h...

Q 05/05

What famous tangle, hanging outside a corner store, does Maniac spend a whole day undoing?

A) McNab's Knot

B) Cobble's Knot

C) Grayson's Knot

D) Thompson's Knot

Answer · why

B) Cobble's Knot

Cobble's Knot was a store's long-running publicity stunt, and Amanda hoped that undoing it would make the whole town accept Maniac. He stopped partway...