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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Greg and the others have for their first lunch at Hardscrabble Farms?
(a) Hot dogs, baked beans, and stuffed peppers.
(b) Chili, cheese, and crackers.
(c) Macaroni and cheese and green beans.
(d) Hamburgers, potato chips, and chocolate chip cookies.

2. What did Billy steal?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Beer.
(c) Sour gummy worms.
(d) Licorice.

3. What does Greg do while some of the others try to catch a fish on Wednesday at Hardscrabble Farms?
(a) Play solitaire.
(b) Take a walk.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Read.

4. In Section 4, as a group leaves Hardscrabble Farms, what does a sign say to beware of?
(a) Peter Brook.
(b) Tom Thumb.
(c) Silas Scratch.
(d) Ron Winters.

5. Where does the tooth land that falls out of a camper's mouth during the trust building exercise in Section 4?
(a) The camper's hand.
(b) Rowley's forehead.
(c) Under a chair.
(d) In a puddle.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the first day at Hardscrabble Farms, what does a kid have to have removed from his ear by the nurse?

2. What do Greg and the others have for their first breakfast at Hardscrabble Farms?

3. How many containers of baby wipes does Greg take on the field trip in Section 3?

4. How does Greg get clean the first morning at Hardscrabble Farms?

5. Who catches Greg as he is about to head back to the playground in Section 3 after talking with Few and Billy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do some kids get caught with contraband in their bags?

2. What happens when Greg's group does a "trust fall" on their first day at Hardscrabble Farms?

3. What does Greg do when he drops a toothpaste cap in the sink in Section 3?

4. How are showers taken at Hardscrabble Farms?

5. What happens when Grandpa drives Greg to the hardware store?

6. What does Grandpa give Greg before Greg leaves for Hardscrabble Farms?

7. Why does Greg decide he is unprepared for the trip to Hardscrabble Farms?

8. Why is Greg worried about the food situation on the field trip, and what does he do about it?

9. What does Mrs. Graziano say in her welcome speech to Hardscrabble Farms?

10. Why does Greg have to leave his raincoat behind when he leaves for Hardscrabble Farms?

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