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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. Who is the second person called to the office after Rowley?

2. What does Greg do to try and be friends with Rowley again in March?

3. When does Greg's mom notice there is something wrong with Greg concerning Safety Patrol?

4. What do the kids from Whirley Street do every winter after it snows?

5. What does Fregley take from Greg's backpack without him knowing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In February, why do Greg and Rowley decide to throw the base of their snowman into the street?

2. Why does Greg not want Rowley as a partner when he starts creating his cartoon for the school newspaper?

3. How and why does Greg feel about his chances of getting the cartoonist job for the school newspaper?

4. Why would Greg's English teacher, Mrs. Levine, call the snowy situation between Greg and Rowley and the Whirley Street kids ironic?

5. Why does Greg throw his yearbook in the trash can at the end of the year?

6. How does Greg interpret his mom's advice about the Safety Patrol dilemma?

7. Why is Greg angry about the cartoonist that replaces him in the school newspaper?

8. Why is Greg disappointed when he sees his comic in the school newspaper?

9. Why does Greg want to get voted onto the Class Favorites page?

10. Why does Greg say that he got rid of the wretched Cheese once and for all?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In February, it snows for the first time, and Greg and Rowley decide to start making the base for their snowman. They face many obstacles along the way, and Greg seems to blame everyone around him when things do not go his way. What challenges do Greg and Rowley face and how does Greg respond to these challenges?

Essay Topic 3

On the Saturday after the first week of school, Greg says that, "Rowley is technically my best friend, but that is subject to change." Greg and Rowley have an interesting friendship, and Greg can be very mean to Rowley. In what ways does Greg disrespect Rowley and how do these interactions help shape Greg's personality in the reader's eyes?

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