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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. Why is Greg called into the office the day after Rowley is?

2. What happens after Fregley eats Greg's sugary sweets?

3. Who do Greg and Rowley get some free labor from in helping make their snowman?

4. In April, who becomes Rowley's new best friend?

5. Who is voted Class Clown in the yearbook?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Greg's plan to put a thumbtack on his teacher's chair and make everyone laugh?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Greg's dad take a shovel and smash Greg and Rowley's snowman?

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

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

10. How does the reader know that Greg's experience at Fregley's house does not go well?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg receives a Big Wheel as a gift from Rowley on Christmas. Greg thinks that it is silly, but still manages to find a use for it. How does the game Greg created with his Big Wheel showcase the dynamic of Greg and Rowley's friendship?

Essay Topic 2

Greg and Rowley are ready to go out on Halloween for trick-or-treating. They have great costumes and a plan for where they will go to get the most candy. Unfortunately, as they are about to leave their plans crumble. What happens before and during trick-or-treating that makes Greg angry? Why is Greg right or wrong for being upset?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the year, the yearbook comes out, and Rowley is voted Class Clown. Greg throws away his yearbook and insinuates that he will always have the incident of the Cheese to hold above Rowley. What are Greg's motives for wanting to have something against Rowley in the future? How does Greg think he will benefit by having this knowledge?

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