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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Greg describe his relationship with Earl?
(a) They are classmates.
(b) They are neighbors.
(c) More like coworkers than friends.
(d) They are best friends.

2. In Chapter 6, Greg thinks through possible opening lines and responses when he calls Rachel and realizes what?
(a) He will not actually call her.
(b) There is no good way to resume their friendship that was not much of a friendship to begin with.
(c) He has figured out the perfect thing to say to her.
(d) There is only one good way to talk to Rachel.

3. Why does Greg not have any friends in middle school?
(a) Greg did not share much in common with his classmates.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Earl is a loner.
(d) Greg would panic in social situations.

4. What is the reason, according to Greg, for why there is no clique at the top of the hierarchy?
(a) Several cliques have equal numbers and power, so they share the top position.
(b) There are not enough rich kids, who are typically at the top of the high school clique hierarchy.
(c) All the kids at his school get along and see no need to have one clique at the top.
(d) There are so many small sub-cliques, that no one group is strong enough or popular enough to be at the top of the hierarchy.

5. How does Greg describe to Rachel the text her received from Earl?
(a) He refuses to describe it.
(b) It is about food and sex.
(c) He tells her that Earl told a funny joke.
(d) He lies and says he did not receive a text.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tactic does Greg use with Rachel?

2. What is Failed Girl Tactic #1?

3. How do Greg's parents react to the boys' first film?

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

5. How does Greg describe his father and mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Greg and Earl make their first film?

2. How does Rachel surprise Greg in their conversation on Friday?

3. Who is the narrator of this book?

4. How does Greg describe the first day of his senior year?

5. What is Earl’s relationship like with Victor and Marla Gaines?

6. What is the purpose of Chapter 16?

7. How does Greg feel about Rachel and her leukemia?

8. What leads Greg to freak out in the cafeteria?

9. Why does Greg not plan on calling Rachel back on Friday?

10. In Chapter 9, what is Earl’s response when Greg informs him that he cannot watch the movie with him today, because he is hanging out with a girl from school?

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