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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dad tell the narrator he has to put back all the items he had picked out at the camper superstore?
(a) Those things are too expensive.
(b) Those things are not for serious campers.
(c) Those things are only for real outdoorsmen.
(d) Those things are cheaply made.

2. Where does the family stay the night before heading to a nearby national forest in the morning?
(a) In Gramma's driveway.
(b) In a campground.
(c) In the parking lot of the adventure park.
(d) Along the highway.

3. What does the narrator think it will take for his family to make happy memories together?
(a) They will all have to be on their best behavior.
(b) A miracle.
(c) Not much. They are always making happy memories.
(d) Lots of good weather.

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

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

6. What leaves a nasty smell next to the family's camper?
(a) A neighbor's dinner.
(b) Trash.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A group of boys.

7. Why does Greg get off the trail at the national forest?
(a) He wants more adventure.
(b) He does not realize he has veered off the path.
(c) He wants to find a shorter path.
(d) He remembers the clerk at the camping superstore telling them that bears will often use human paths.

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

9. What is the meadow the family tries to park in?
(a) Someone's backyard.
(b) A garden.
(c) A nature preserve.
(d) A farm.

10. How does the family decide to go camping?
(a) The camping superstore has campers on sale.
(b) It is the one activity they all agree on.
(c) They have never been before and always wanted to go.
(d) Gammie wants to get rid of Uncle Gary's camper.

11. The family quickly jumps into the camper, just in time to see what?
(a) A bear come out of the forest.
(b) A skunk walk near the camper.
(c) A deer enter the clearing near their camper.
(d) A hawk fly onto a branch.

12. What is the problem with the camper?
(a) It has a broken axle.
(b) It is missing a tire.
(c) It does not have a bathroom.
(d) It is filthy.

13. How does a ranger know to come to Greg's family's campsite?
(a) The family's screams reach the ranger station.
(b) The ranger sees smoke.
(c) Manny sets off a flare.
(d) Mom calls the ranger station with her cell phone.

14. The ranger then says the family needs to do what in the morning?
(a) Find a new campsite.
(b) Leave.
(c) Be careful, due to the bear.
(d) Clean up their garbage.

15. Why does the narrator not find Wildlife Bingo very fun?
(a) Wildlife makes him nervous.
(b) He does not care for Bingo.
(c) They cannot identify half the animals they see along the side of the road.
(d) It makes him car sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is getting tired of all the togetherness in Gramma's basement?

2. What excites Dad about this trip?

3. How does the narrator feel about Rowley, since his family has decided to go camping?

4. Why was the narrator excited about going to the camper superstore?

5. Greg starts to think about how God gave animals what?

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