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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 Greg and Rowley's snowball tear up?

2. What does Greg do with his yearbook at the end of the year?

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

4. How far away does Greg keep away from Fregley?

5. At what time does Greg return home from Fregley's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Greg and Rowley get into a fight at the end of the school year, how does Greg feel about his chances?

3. How does Rowley treat Greg after the truth comes out that it was Greg who was terrorizing the kindergarteners?

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's dad take a shovel and smash Greg and Rowley's snowman?

6. What makes Greg jealous of Rowley's new friend Collin Lee after the Safety Patrol incident?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On New Year's Eve, Greg is sent to his room early and does not participate in the festivities. Previously, he was playing a game with his little brother, Manny, and got in trouble for his actions. Why do Greg's parents decide that he needs to be punished for the game he was playing with Manny?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout Greg's first week of school, the reader is given insight into Greg's personality through his experiences with other students. The reader also listens to Greg inner-voice, which shows how he perceives certain encounters. How do Greg's interactions with others during the first week of school give the reader insight into Greg's personality?

Essay Topic 3

Greg shares his opinions about how to make a Christmas wish list and the reader knows the one item Greg wants for Christmas. He critiques the behaviors of others when it comes to the gift-giving spirit of Christmas. How does Greg feel about Christmas gift-giving according to his interactions with family members and friends?

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