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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 get for Rodrick while Greg gets medical care?

2. Who takes the Heffleys' chair at the water park?

3. In Section 4, what does Greg start eating while they are stuck on a bridge?

4. What does it cost for kids to get into the water park?

5. What grade was Rodrick in when he would run away every day, but come home when his favorite TV show was on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rodrick want to keep the pig?

2. Why does the auto mechanic not fix the van?

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

4. How do the people that Rodrick runs into react?

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

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

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

8. What call does Dad get in Section 2 that requires quiet from the family?

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

10. What is the second place the family stops after a night in a motel in Section 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg has an encounter with the Beardos at the beginning of the road trip. Who are the Beardos? How does their appearance deceive Greg into assuming things that are not true about the family?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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