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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the boys most excited about going camping?
(a) They get to live in a camper.
(b) They get to make happy memories.
(c) It gives them the chance to see more of the country.
(d) It gets them out of Gramma's basement.

2. What excites Dad about this trip?
(a) They can hit the open road and stop for the night whenever they want to.
(b) He can hunt for his own food.
(c) He gets to live out in the wild.
(d) They can live like the early settlers.

3. How does the narrator feel about Rowley, since his family has decided to go camping?
(a) Sad that Rowley cannot join them.
(b) Annoyed that Rowley still gets a better vacation.
(c) Envious of him.
(d) Sorry for him.

4. What does the narrator think his family needs?
(a) A vacation away from each other.
(b) More time together.
(c) A new car.
(d) A new house.

5. Where do Rodrick and the narrator both want to go?
(a) Animal Safari.
(b) Civil War battlefields.
(c) Thrills and Spills amusement park.
(d) The beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mom say they can afford a camping trip?

2. How long has the family been living in Gramma's basement at the start of the story?

3. What does the narrator say about the drawings in Noah's Ark?

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

5. What conveniences are missing from the basement?

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