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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 class took place at the same time that Greg was at the swimming pool during the summer?

2. When does Greg say that the second most embarrassing thing in his life happened?

3. In "September," where has Greg's father been taking him on Saturdays?

4. What does Rodrick call Greg when he sees him carrying a diary?

5. Where does Rowley have his birthday party?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Greg say he had a lousy summer?

4. What does Dad work on every evening?

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

6. Why does Greg walk home every day after swimming?

7. What does Greg do to Chirag Gupta?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg gets in trouble with his mother for lying. What happens when Greg decides to tell the truth? Why does he sometimes get in trouble for telling the truth? What does Greg decide about his mother and honesty? What does is communicated about honesty?

Essay Topic 2

The point of view of a novel determines what a reader knows about events and characters. What is the point of view in the book? How does it influence what a reader knows about events and characters?

Essay Topic 3

Rodrick does not want to redo his science project. What does Rodrick say when he is told he needs to redo his science project? Why does he not care about redoing the project? What does the incident reveal about Rodrick’s view of life as it is?

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