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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Greg put a request for money at church?

2. What is the name of Greg's virtual pet?

3. In Section 2: Pages 49-91, what does Greg tell Rowley is in the woods?

4. How many bags of rock salt do Greg and his dad have to buy to melt the man's driveway Greg cleared with water?

5. What toy does Greg say they found in the playground after all the playground equipment was removed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas make Greg nervous?

2. What does Greg do to get a break from Rowley in Section 2: Pages 49-91?

3. What is distracting when Greg tries to take a test in school?

4. Why is Greg's dad mad at him for letting him be bullied by Nasty Pants?

5. After decorating the Christmas tree, why do Greg and his family have to remove all the ornaments?

6. What problems does Greg have when shoveling his first drive?

7. Why does Greg think that Rowley does not go to church very much?

8. What does Greg hate about the fundraisers that they do at school?

9. What happened one year when Greg took one of his Christmas presents early?

10. What issues were there with a fundraiser the school had last year?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Energy drinks are banned at Greg’s school. Why are energy drinks banned? How do the kids act when the drinks are banned? Are some of the kids addicted to the energy drinks?

Essay Topic 2

A theme in the novel is doing good deeds. What are some good deeds that Greg attempts to do? Why do his good deeds often backfire? Is Greg more of a failure or a success when he tries to do a good deed? What is the author communicating about good deeds through the theme?

Essay Topic 3

Susan signs Greg’s Tower of Druids novel. Why does Susan sign Greg’s Tower of Druids novel? What was she considering important when she signed the book? What does she teach Greg through the incident?

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