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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 far away is the Music Director, Mrs. Norton's, piano from the stage?

2. What does the Safety Patrol do?

3. What are the two items used in Greg's game after Christmas?

4. What position in the student government does Greg want to run for?

5. What does Rowley wear to the haunted house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Greg do with Rodrick's Parental Warning CD?

2. Why does Marty Porter most likely beat Greg for the position of Treasurer?

3. Why does Greg feel like the school play is not going to go well?

4. Why is Greg's grandma's house draped with toilet paper the day after Halloween?

5. How does Greg prepare for the haunted house he and Rowley make?

6. Why does Greg's summer before middle school not get off to a good start?

7. Why is Greg jealous of Rowley's Halloween costume?

8. How does Greg react to the attention Rowley gets after the Big Wheel accident?

9. What are the differences between the wrestling Greg researches and what he is doing in Phys Ed?

10. Why does Greg not want to call his journal a diary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

November comes, and Greg's Phys Ed teacher, Mr. Underwood, announces that the students will be starting a wrestling. Greg is disappointed, because he is a small kid for his age and knows nothing about wrestling. What embarrassments does Greg come into contact with and how does he respond to them?

Essay Topic 2

Greg tries to press his parents to buy him some serious exercise equipment and weight powder, so Greg can become a better wrestler. Greg's mom thinks it is an extreme request, but Greg's dad is on board with certain caveats. Why does Greg's dad support Greg, even though it is a financially impulsive decision, and what is the outcome?

Essay Topic 3

The school play begins as planned, and Greg acts like a fool instead of following the script. Greg's family is in the audience, and on their way out of the school, Greg's mom throws a bouquet of flowers into the trash. Is Greg's mom justified in throwing the flowers out? Why or why not?

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