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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Greg's team play their first away game?
(a) Erie.
(b) Firestone.
(c) Slacksville.
(d) Williamsburg.

2. Who is the biggest rival for Greg's school?
(a) Twinsville.
(b) Slacksville.
(c) Windville.
(d) Hyattsville.

3. How long was Mr. Patel's team supposed to have reserved the court when some men come to use the court on Wednesday?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 10:30 p.m.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

4. After half time during Greg's team's first away game, which of his teammates start fighting one another?
(a) Justin White and Jabari Bruce.
(b) Kevin Pomodoro and Yusef Meskin.
(c) Woodleys.
(d) Edward Mealy and Ruby Bird.

5. Who is in a story Coach Patel shares at half time for the first game to get the team pumped up?
(a) Roman warriors.
(b) Irish warriors.
(c) Scottish warriors.
(d) British warriors.

6. For Greg's team's first away game, what facility do they play in?
(a) High school.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) Middle school.
(d) Community center.

7. What equipment do Greg and the others on Mr. Patel's team use for a game they make up?
(a) Giant parachute and a basketball hoop.
(b) Pogo sticks and hula hoops.
(c) Scooters and plastic bowling pins.
(d) Hoola hoops and balls.

8. What jersey is a kid wearing that Mrs. Heffley tells an evaluator threw a basketball over the backboard?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

9. When does Greg believe that regular sports will be replaced by e-sports?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 50 years.

10. What sport did Greg's mother play when she was his age?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Volleyball.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Basketball.

11. Why did Preet Patel miss basketball tryouts?
(a) He had bronchitis.
(b) His grandmother's funeral.
(c) His uncle's funeral.
(d) He had the flu.

12. Where does Greg's team have to meet during half time when Coach Patel gives them a speech?
(a) Outside.
(b) Hall.
(c) Concession stand.
(d) Men's bathroom.

13. What do Greg and the others on Mr. Patel's team play with when Mr. Patel runs home to get basketballs for a practice?
(a) Jump ropes.
(b) Pogo sticks.
(c) Mini trampolines.
(d) Cardio boards.

14. What type of ball does Greg say the first teams to play basketball used?
(a) Playground ball.
(b) Beach ball.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Soccer ball.

15. How much of the first half does Yusef play for the first game?
(a) 1/4 of it.
(b) 1/2 of it.
(c) All of it.
(d) 1/3 of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. From how many feet did Greg make his greatest athletic achievement of his life?

2. What do old-times in Greg's town always do when they mention the town that is their biggest rival?

3. What is the score of Greg's team's first game at half time?

4. At the end of the tryouts for the basketball team, how many kids duke it out in a scrimmage?

5. What town is hated in Greg's town because they always beat them in sports?

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