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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 is the name of the school bully?

2. What could Greg not learn to do in first grade?

3. In Section 2: Pages 49-91, what types of books does Mom give Rowley and Greg?

4. What toy does Greg say they found in the playground after all the playground equipment was removed?

5. How does Greg clear a man's driveway?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What accidents happened on playground equipment at Greg's school?

3. What does Greg hate about the fundraisers that they do at school?

4. Why is Greg's dad mad at him for letting him be bullied by Nasty Pants?

5. What issues were there with a fundraiser the school had last year?

6. How does Greg try to get a bumper sticker off his dad's car, and why is that a problem?

7. What is a "Giving Tree" (90), and how does Greg hope it will benefit him?

8. How does the school fundraiser system work?

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

10. What is Net Kritterz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Point of view in a novel determines how readers view the story and the characters in a story. What is the point of view in the novel? How does telling the story from Greg’s point of view determine how readers view the story and characters?

Essay Topic 3

After Greg and Rowley put up signs and it rains, green blobs are left on a wall at the middle school. Why do Greg and Rowley run when someone sees them trying to remove the green dye? What does Greg think might have happened if they had stayed and accepted responsibility? Why does Greg think it is best to be responsible, even though he is not responsible?

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