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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 time is the play supposed to start?

2. How many neighborhood kids are waiting outside waiting to go into Greg and Rowley's haunted house?

3. What does the Safety Patrol do?

4. What special treat does the Safety Patrol get before school starts?

5. What do the students do in the new class after Christmas Break?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Greg decide to run for Student Council?

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

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

4. Why would Greg want to be in the Easy reading group?

5. What happens when Greg receives his Christmas gift from Rowley?

6. Why does it bother Greg when Rowley shows up in his costume to go to the Crossland High School haunted house?

7. What are some of the ways Greg prepares for the wrestling unit in his Phys Ed class?

8. Why does Greg's plan to create a general form for his Christmas thank-you notes fail?

9. What happens when Rowley's dad comes down to the basement and sees Greg and Rowley's haunted house?

10. What is the difference between Greg's dad's and mother's punishment styles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg creates a template for making his Christmas thank-you cards quicker and easier. What is this method and what does it say about Greg's character?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Greg and Rowley return to Greg's house to see how much candy they were able to get. Greg and Rowley empty their bags onto the counter and are very disappointed to find almost no candy. Greg says that he is going to stay home and eat his mom's candy next year. Taking into consideration the entirety of that Halloween night, for what reasons may Greg decide to not go trick-or-treating the next year?

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