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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 did Mom used to do to entertain Manny while he went to the bathroom?

2. What does Greg have to use to scrub the green dye off the school wall?

3. In Part 4, how old was Greg when he got the magic set that his mother finds?

4. In Section 3, what is the mood of Gregory's virtual pet?

5. How much does Leon Goodson sell energy drinks for when he sneaks some into the school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the vice principal do when Greg tells him what happened that caused the green blobs on the wall?

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

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

4. Why is Greg going to have a problem if he does not get some cash for his Net Kritterz game?

5. Why did Greg think he broke the law when he was little?

6. What does an article in the newspaper say about the green blobs Greg and Rodrick left on the school wall?

7. How does the vice principal find out that Greg is one of the students responsible for the graffiti on the school way?

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

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

10. How does Greg plan to get money for Christmas presents?

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 likes playing a game called Net Kritterz. Is Greg obsessed with playing the game? Is Greg’s mother right to be concerned about the way he plays the game?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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