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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 money does the family find on the floor of the van to use to buy food at the end of Section 4?

2. What does Mom accidentally turn on the stereo while Dad is swerving and trying to talk with his client in Section 2?

3. When the Heffleys visit a place with a display of popcorn, what is the popcorn made of?

4. What is the first attraction Rodrick and Greg go to at the water park?

5. In Section 2, where is the first place the family visits while Dad is on the phone with his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the clerk tell Dad when he says he should not be charged for food his pet ate from the minibar?

2. How does Manny win a pig, and why does he keep it?

3. How does Greg get bitten by the pig?

4. What does the pig get into and eat at the hotel where the family stays?

5. Where is the first place the family stops after a night in a motel in Section 2?

6. What does Dad do when everyone keeps running a red light, and why is it a problem?

7. How does Susan try to solve the problem of people in a funeral procession following them, and how does she make the situation worse?

8. How does Dad fix the sunroof and how effective are his repairs?

9. What happens during Frank's call from a client in Section 2?

10. Where does the family eat at the beginning of Section 4 and what is it like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Point of view determines how readers view characters and events. What is the point of view of the novel? How does that affect how readers view characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

Susan gets ideas for family activities from a magazine. How does the magazine present activities and how they will appeal to a family? How do those activities usually work out for the Heffleys? What is the difference between Susan’s expectations for activities and the reality of what happens when the family tries those activities?

Essay Topic 3

The Heffleys sneak into the Beardos hotel room. Why do the Heffleys break into the room? Are the Heffleys justified in breaking into the room?

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