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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 game does Greg spend a lot of time playing in November?

2. How many days is Greg able to be on his best behavior?

3. What does Greg use that gets a bumper sticker off Dad's car?

4. What does Rodrick tell Santa's Scout that Greg did?

5. Where is Manny when the family starts decorating the Christmas tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dad not want a bumper sticker on his car?

2. What does Greg do to get a break from Rowley in Section 2: Pages 49-91?

3. How did a bullying problem get solved when Dad was a kid?

4. What problems does Greg have when shoveling his first drive?

5. How does the school fundraiser system work?

6. Why does the stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas make Greg nervous?

7. What is "Santa's Scout"?

8. What happened one year when Greg took one of his Christmas presents early?

9. Why does Greg think that Rowley does not go to church very much?

10. Why does Greg wonder if Santa's naughty or nice list is accurate or not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg’s school changes the menu in the cafeteria. Why does the school change the cafeteria menu? What is coming up that the school officials want students to do well in? How is the school helping and hindering health and fitness for its students?

Essay Topic 2

The Heffley family is a family of five. Who makes up the Heffley family? What relationship problems do they have? What is revealed about family through the way they work through their problems?

Essay Topic 3

In a novel there can be a hero or an antihero. Why is Greg an antihero in the novel?

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