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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 topic of a movie shown at a general assembly in Section 3?

2. How many cans of energy drink did some students drink a day before the school stopped selling the drink?

3. What is the item worth that Greg wants to sell to get money for Christmas?

4. How deep is the snow the morning after Greg's father is caught in the snowstorm?

5. During what time period does a police sargeant say there has been a lot of grafitti vandalism?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 4, why is Greg's dad mad about an incident that happened in the morning?

2. What happened when Greg was in Boy Scouts and trying to earn a Service Project merit badge?

3. Why do the girls have to do boys' pushups for the Presidential Fitness Test?

4. What does Greg say about a section of the school cafeteria being roped off?

5. Why is the school getting concerned about students' eating habits?

6. Why does the school stop selling energy drinks, and what happens when they do?

7. What happened when Mom taught Manny how to use the computer in Part 4?

8. What happens when the police come to the school regarding the graffiti?

9. How has the school been promoting healthy eating?

10. What does Greg say about his generation and exercise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A theme in the novel is doing good deeds. What are some good deeds that Greg attempts to do? Why do his good deeds often backfire? Is Greg more of a failure or a success when he tries to do a good deed? What is the author communicating about good deeds through the theme?

Essay Topic 2

Greg worries about getting caught for things he does. Is Greg worried about getting caught because he wants to do what is right or because he does not want to get in trouble? Does Greg have a well-developed conscience?

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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