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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 does Mom pack in the Mommy Meals?

2. How many ideas for family activities does Greg think his mother gets from Family Frolic magazine?

3. What does Rodrick get a point for in a game?

4. What does Manny's pacifier look like?

5. In Section 2 at the exit for the fair, what color van are they following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Dad never gotten his boat out on the water?

2. Why are there no Underpants Bandits book in the school library?

3. Why do the Heffleys not go to a different motel?

4. What are Greg's favorite books and what are they about?

5. What problems do the Heffleys find with the motel room they get in Section 2?

6. Why is the fair different from what Greg was expecting?

7. What is the first game that Mom wants to play on the road trip, and how is it played?

8. What practical joke did Greg and Rodrick play one time when they were driving with their parents in their station wagon?

9. What happens when Greg yells at kids playing with a cleaning cart during the night at the motel?

10. Where does Greg's mom get a lot of ideas for family activities, and how do those ideas work out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing hints at future events and can create suspense. How is foreshadowing used in the novel? How does it hint at future events and create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

The Heffleys are a family made up of a mom and dad and three boys. What differences and disagreements do the Heffleys have? How do they get along during a crisis? Are they a healthy or a dysfunctional family?

Essay Topic 3

Greg’s favorite book series is the Underpants Bandits. What does Greg like about the series? Why do parents and teachers not like the books? Why and how are the books censored?

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