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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. What jersey is a kid wearing that Mrs. Heffley tells an evaluator threw a basketball over the backboard?

2. Pretty soon after Greg's first away game starts, by how many points is the other team ahead?

3. How long has it been since Edward Mealy has said a word?

4. What is the theme of Coach Patel's speech during half time of Greg's team's first away game?

5. What did the state want to put in Greg's town, but they were able to get it put in their rival town instead?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem with the elementary school gym floor where Greg's team plays?

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

3. What do Greg's parents say after the basketball team's first game?

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

5. What started the rivalry with Slacksville?

6. What pep talk does Coach Patel tell Greg's team during half time of their first game?

7. 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?

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

9. What does Greg tell his mom sports will be like in 20 years?

10. Why is Greg not getting enough sleep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

During halftime, Coach Patel gives his team pep talks. What is the purpose of his pep talks? Do his pep talks inspire his team? Do they help his team to play better? Why do his pep talks have the result that they do?

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