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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 did a staffer have to give Aunt Loretta's roommate when she grabbed Greg and would not let him go?

2. How many learning CDs does Mom play on the first day of the road trip?

3. How much control does Greg say that a kid has over his own life?

4. Whose house did Rodrick toilet-paper?

5. What is Greg's favorite book series?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dad say when Mom tells him they are going on a road trip?

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

3. What is Greg's idea of a relaxing summer vacation?

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

5. What does Rodrick do when Mom says buying frozen pizza was not a good idea?

6. What is Flat Stanley?

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

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

9. What is lunch like on the first day of the road trip?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Manny is the youngest member of his family. How much does the family cater to Manny? What are some examples of ways that he is catered to? Would you describe Manny as being spoiled?

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

Rodrick has a list of books he is supposed to read over the summer. How does Rodrick try to make the assignment easier? How and why might the shortcuts he is taking backfire?

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