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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. Whose classroom does Mrs. Bosh have a student go up into the ceiling to spy and see what they are doing to prepare for Field Day?

2. Which homeroom is Mrs. Bosh most concerned about beating on Field Day?

3. What is wrong with the place Greg decides to go when he uses a treadmill at the gym when he goes with his dad?

4. Who is a specialist in the sponge toss at Greg's school?

5. If Greg decides to become an Olympic athlete now, how old does he think the kids would be that he would be competing against?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will the students be competing against grownups for Field Day?

2. What does Greg believe is the best thing about being an athlete and why?

3. How does Mrs. Bosh have Ledavian MIlls spy on Mr. Drew's homeroom?

4. How does Greg's mother explain that packaged food companies use cartoon characters to sell their food, and how does Greg know she is right?

5. How does Greg's mother choose the food she buys?

6. What place does Greg get when he runs the 50-yard dash on Field Day, and what is the fastest he has ever run?

7. How did playing sports change in kindergarten for Greg?

8. What does Greg say about the snacks his mother picks out?

9. What is Greg's mother's favorite thing about the Olympics?

10. What thoughts does Greg have about medals and the Olympics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Slang is an informal way of speaking. How does Greg use slang in the novel? What does the use of slang reveal about Greg?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot? Does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Illustrations can be just as important or more important than the words in a novel. How are illustrations used in the book? Are the illustrations less important, as important, or more important than the words in the book? Why?

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