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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. How many days does Greg remember that he did a basketball unit in Phys Ed last year?

2. What time do basketball practices begin for Mr. Patel's team?

3. Where does a rival team member foul Greg during Greg's team's first away game?

4. What do the teens do who use the Heffley basketball hoop when Mrs. Heffley turns off the outdoor lights?

5. What do Greg and the others on Mr. Patel's team play with when Mr. Patel runs home to get basketballs for a practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. In addition to the floor in the elementary gym where Greg's team plays, what other issues are there?

2. Why is Greg not getting enough sleep?

3. Why did it seem like the rivalry between the towns might change a few months ago?

4. When Greg tries out for the basketball teams, why does he think he does not have a chance of getting on a team?

5. What does Greg say about the toughest player on Mr. Patel's team?

6. For Greg's team's first game, why does Kevin Pomodoro play point guard and why is the other team able to steal every time he calls a play?

7. What happens when a men's league team says they have the court reserved when Mr. Patel's team is practicing?

8. How did Greg's town get back at Slacksville last year?

9. What happened to Mrs. Heffley when she was playing in a championship game in middle school?

10. Where does Mr. Patel's team meet for the first time, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Greg’s town has a rivalry with Slacksville. Why does Greg’s town have a rivalry with Slacksville? How does the rivalry affect the two towns?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot? Why is it not science fiction?

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