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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. How much smaller is Greg than most of the kids at his school?

2. How old is the lead singer of Rodrick's band?

3. How many short stories are in the book that Greg has been using for book reports?

4. When Greg fills out a questionnaire that is supposed to predict the type of job he will have when he grows up, what job does he get?

5. What is the name of the family that Greg worked for over the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rowley doing in "October" that bothers Greg?

2. What is the second most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to Greg?

3. Why is Rodrick the worst person to do dishes with?

4. What are "Mom Bucks" (66)?

5. What is Greg's secret to doing book reports?

6. What is the one embarrassing thing that Greg knows about Rodrick?

7. Why does Dad think that Rowley is accident prone?

8. Why will no one get near Greg on the first day of school, and how does he solve that problem?

9. Why does Rowley's party have to be put on hold for a bit?

10. What does Dad work on every evening?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg has to write an allegory for English class. How does Greg’s story meet the requirements to write an allegory? How are the characters or events in the story symbolic of people or events in Greg’s life?

Essay Topic 2

Greg puts off writing a history poem because snow is forecasted. Why does Greg procrastinate writing a history poem? How much work does Greg usually put into his assignments? What does the way that Greg handles his schoolwork reveal about responsibility?

Essay Topic 3

Rodrick is very angry when the videos for his band’s performance are not usable. Why is Rodrick so angry that the videos for his band’s performance are not useable? Why does he blame Greg? Why does he seek revenge on Greg for the bad videos?

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