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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. in "September," what does Mom want Dad to do with her?

2. Where does Greg make his mother go when he tells Mrs. Gillman that his mother is not home?

3. How old does Greg think his brother's vehicle is?

4. In science class in "October," how many kids does Greg tell his teacher are in the class?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Greg do to Chirag Gupta?

2. What does Dad work on every evening?

3. What is the only class where Greg does not get a good seat on the first day of school?

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

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

6. Why does Greg find Rowley's birthday party boring?

7. Why did Greg not get paid for watching the Fuller's dog over the summer?

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

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

10. In "October," why does Greg get called to the vice principal's office and what is his punishment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg helps Rodrick with his science project. What is Greg’s secret, and how does everyone at school learn about it? How does Greg react to Rodrick spreading his secret? Why does Greg decide to help Rodrick with his science project even though Rodrick revealed Greg’s secret? What does Greg’s decision reveal about maturity?

Essay Topic 2

There are numerous conflicts between Greg and his brothers. In the novel are most of the conflicts man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs self? Are most of the conflicts external or internal? How do the conflict affect the story?

Essay Topic 3

Frank is holding a grudge against his brother Joe. Why does Frank hold a grudge against his brother Joe? How does Joe treat Frank? How do Rodrick and Greg treat one another? How do they feel about one another? How would you compare the relationship between Frank and Joe and Rodrick and Rowley?

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