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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Problems 2 and 3 regarding Earls' home life, according the Greg?
(a) There is little money.
(b) There is a great deal of noise and trash.
(c) There are not enough video games.
(d) The family is not very much into education.

2. How does Greg describe his father and mother?
(a) His father is smart, and his mother is kind.
(b) His father is weird, and his mother is a very Jewish ex-hippie.
(c) His father is an introvert, and his mother is an extrovert.
(d) His father is unkind, and his mother is abusive.

3. What is the main difficulty of the first day of school?
(a) All of the hangout spots have to be reassigned.
(b) All of the students have to decide if they want to stay in the same cliques.
(c) No one knows where their classes are located.
(d) Navigating the crowded hallways without being tripped.

4. In A Note from Greg Gaines, Author of this Book, the fictional author confesses to not knowing what?
(a) Why his friend had to get cancer and die.
(b) How to make a film or why he is even creating a film at all.
(c) How to write a book or why he is even writing it at all.
(d) What he is doing with his life.

5. What types of guys does Greg say girls like?
(a) Funny guys.
(b) Tall guys.
(c) Good looking guys.
(d) Smart guys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Greg retired from filmmaking?

2. How does Greg feel when he walks into Rachel's room for the first time?

3. What movie do Greg and Earl decide to make first?

4. What is Greg's response when Rachel asks why all of a sudden he wants to be friends but ignores her at school?

5. What does Greg fear Rachel will want to do, once he gets to her home?

(see the answer key)

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