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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 137-184.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Right at what time is it lights out at the campsite?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 10 p.m.

2. What is the name of the place the family first stops?
(a) Culpepper's Ravine.
(b) The Grand Canyon.
(c) The Great Salt Lake.
(d) Culpers' Spy Ring.

3. How does Mom convince the boys to go on a nature hike at the national forest?
(a) She threatens to take away the boys’ electronics.
(b) She tells them they need to get some exercise.
(c) She makes them feel guilty for not wanting to join her.
(d) She promises to give them a treat afterward.

4. Why does the narrator wish he had been born at an earlier time?
(a) He could have been a farm hand.
(b) Life would have been simpler.
(c) He would have enjoyed a quiet life.
(d) He could have had the chance to actually discover something.

5. Why does Mom regret allowing Manny to sit in the front seat when traffic slows?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He sticks his head out the window.
(c) He yells at the drivers in front of them.
(d) He begins honking the horn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Greg get off the trail at the national forest?

2. What excites Dad about this trip?

3. Why does the narrator not want to visit local vacation sites?

4. What does the narrator think his family needs?

5. Why is the family being shot at?

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