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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?
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?
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?
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"?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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