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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. Which janitor's arms give out during the whellbarrow race on Field Day?
2. What famous place does Greg decide to go when he uses a treadmill at the gym when he goes with his dad?
3. Which staff members will also have a team on Field Day?
4. In kindergarten, how often would the refs blow their whistles when Greg touched the ball during a soccer game?
5. How many seconds does Greg tell a man on an elliptical that he is over the time limit?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Greg and his dad get kicked out of his father's gym?
2. What place does Greg get when he runs the 50-yard dash on Field Day, and what is the fastest he has ever run?
3. What sports did Greg watch in the summer and why?
4. Why does Greg think that he if was in the Olympics he would either be on a team or on an event involving a horse?
5. What does Greg believe is the best thing about being an athlete and why?
6. Why does Greg think he is not supposed to be an athlete?
7. How long do Greg and his dad have to wait in lines when they go to a football game together?
8. What is Greg's mother's favorite thing about the Olympics?
9. How did the snack shack change during Greg's kindergarten year, and what problems did that cause?
10. How does Mrs. Bosh have Ledavian MIlls spy on Mr. Drew's homeroom?
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
The elementary school gym is a challenging place to play basketball. Why is that gym a challenging place to play basketball? How do Greg and his teammates deal with the challenges of playing there?
Essay Topic 3
Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does the author use juxtaposition to show ways that Greg and his mother disagree? How does the juxtaposition expose how parents and children often have differing points of view?
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