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Quiz about The Characters of Patrick F McManus
Quiz about The Characters of Patrick F McManus

The Characters of Patrick F. McManus Quiz


Patrick F. McManus is one of the funniest outdoor humor writers I have read. How many of his off-the-wall characters from his early years do you know?

A multiple-choice quiz by knto. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
knto
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
353,336
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
171
Last 3 plays: Guest 67 (9/10), Guest 207 (10/10), Guest 73 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Let's begin with Patrick McManus' family. He usually referred to himself as Pat. There was mom, Gram, sometimes his stepfather, Hank, and his older sister. Like most younger siblings, he harbored a dislike of his sister's bossy ways, and her constant teasing. He never called her by name, but rather his youthful 'title' he had given her. What does Pat call his sister in his stories? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Everybody has a childhood friend. Pat and his friend got into so much trouble that his friend's father was constantly reminding them not to touch his tools, or anything else. What was the descriptive name given to Patrick F. McManus' friend, who shared many misadventures with him? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The most famous and loveable character Patrick F. McManus created was the old mountain man who was always getting into some sort of predicament. He was young Pat's mentor, and provided great comedy relief. What was his rather pungent name? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In Patrick F. McManus' stories about his young adulthood, he created a character who was big, lazy and not too bright. Of course, this is the perfect person to go hunting or camping with. What was this character's name, to whom he usually referred as "my old pal"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In one classic early story, Patrick F. McManus as a youth met an old mountain moonshiner, and was terrified of him. Nobody was allowed to fish the "crick" that ran past his house. At the end of the hilarious story Pat was the only person who could. This itchy man shared his name with a town in Idaho. What was his name? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Appearing in a story which bears his name, what is the name of the game warden who always shows up when a game violation takes place? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Every boy needs a dog, and Patrick F. McManus was no exception. He described the dog of his youth in more than one story. It was not the perfect, loveable pet he had dreamed of, however since it had almost every disgusting habit known to man, and was proud of it. The McManus family gave it a name, hoping it was just passing through, but after a few months they dropped the last letter of the name when they realized he would not be leaving. What was the now very descriptive name given to Pat's dog? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In Patrick F. McManus' stories of his adult life, he had a special name for his wife. It is a harmless name, one which he must have taken a lot of time in selecting. What does he call his wife in his stories? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Patrick F. McManus' next door neighbor was a high strung, nervous man who didn't like the outdoors very much. Several very funny stories were written about how this man was reluctantly conned into camping trips with Pat and Retch. What was the reasonably normal name of Pat's neighbor from his early stories? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Another one-time character in Patrick F. McManus' story "Hunkering", this farmer harbored a terror of his own supposedly haunted pumphouse. Of course there was an excellent trout stream meandering through his property, which Pat desperately wanted to fish. After Rancid 'hunkered with him a spell', he was allowed to. What was this farmer's rather poetic name? Hint



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1. Let's begin with Patrick McManus' family. He usually referred to himself as Pat. There was mom, Gram, sometimes his stepfather, Hank, and his older sister. Like most younger siblings, he harbored a dislike of his sister's bossy ways, and her constant teasing. He never called her by name, but rather his youthful 'title' he had given her. What does Pat call his sister in his stories?

Answer: The Troll

"My sister, The Troll", was what he always wrote. She was always around to make fun of him for being afraid of the dark, or of his inability to catch fish. Or to tell on him.
2. Everybody has a childhood friend. Pat and his friend got into so much trouble that his friend's father was constantly reminding them not to touch his tools, or anything else. What was the descriptive name given to Patrick F. McManus' friend, who shared many misadventures with him?

Answer: Crazy Eddie Muldoon

Mr. Muldoon always had a nervous twitch whenever he was his son with young Pat. Possibly it was because of the skunk trap the boys had dug and trapped Mr. Muldoon in-immediately after they caught a skunk.
3. The most famous and loveable character Patrick F. McManus created was the old mountain man who was always getting into some sort of predicament. He was young Pat's mentor, and provided great comedy relief. What was his rather pungent name?

Answer: Rancid Crabtree

Pat once asked Gram what Rancid did for a living. "He's an idler." Pat had no idea what an idler did, but he knew that was exactly what he wanted to be.
4. In Patrick F. McManus' stories about his young adulthood, he created a character who was big, lazy and not too bright. Of course, this is the perfect person to go hunting or camping with. What was this character's name, to whom he usually referred as "my old pal"?

Answer: Retch Sweeny

Pat shared many a hilarious adventure with Retch, who always seemed to be ready to go into the great outdoors with Pat.
5. In one classic early story, Patrick F. McManus as a youth met an old mountain moonshiner, and was terrified of him. Nobody was allowed to fish the "crick" that ran past his house. At the end of the hilarious story Pat was the only person who could. This itchy man shared his name with a town in Idaho. What was his name?

Answer: Ketcham Skritch

"Scritch's Crick" is one of Pat's best stories from his early years. This childhood reminiscence includes Ketcham Scritch, Rancid Crabtree, Retch Sweeny, Orfil Pitts, and a girl named Pearly Blue. At one point, Rancid saves Pat from a certain beating by Orfil Pitts, and he has to take Pearly Blue from the dance to her grandpa's house. Turns out her grandpa is Skritch.
6. Appearing in a story which bears his name, what is the name of the game warden who always shows up when a game violation takes place?

Answer: Darcy Sneed

The whispered phrase "Sneed's a-comin!" struck terror into the hearts of all poachers in the town Pat grew up in. He was the reason Pat never intentionally broke a law in his youth.
7. Every boy needs a dog, and Patrick F. McManus was no exception. He described the dog of his youth in more than one story. It was not the perfect, loveable pet he had dreamed of, however since it had almost every disgusting habit known to man, and was proud of it. The McManus family gave it a name, hoping it was just passing through, but after a few months they dropped the last letter of the name when they realized he would not be leaving. What was the now very descriptive name given to Pat's dog?

Answer: Strange

The name was originally Stranger. According to Pat, he could talk. Not with a voice, but with facial expressions. I know it's true, because I had a dog that could talk like that too, but he didn't have the vocabulary Strange had.
8. In Patrick F. McManus' stories of his adult life, he had a special name for his wife. It is a harmless name, one which he must have taken a lot of time in selecting. What does he call his wife in his stories?

Answer: Bun

She is always introduced as my wife, Bun, except in his autobiography, "How I Got This Way". There she is introduced as "my wife, whose name is not Bun".
9. Patrick F. McManus' next door neighbor was a high strung, nervous man who didn't like the outdoors very much. Several very funny stories were written about how this man was reluctantly conned into camping trips with Pat and Retch. What was the reasonably normal name of Pat's neighbor from his early stories?

Answer: Al Finley

Pat and Retch took Al Finley on several trips, and he always got the worst end of the deal.
10. Another one-time character in Patrick F. McManus' story "Hunkering", this farmer harbored a terror of his own supposedly haunted pumphouse. Of course there was an excellent trout stream meandering through his property, which Pat desperately wanted to fish. After Rancid 'hunkered with him a spell', he was allowed to. What was this farmer's rather poetic name?

Answer: Homer Poe

Rancid Crabtree always seemed to be ready to help young Pat out. After they hunkered, the fishing was terrific.
Source: Author knto

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