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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mom think of Dad and Rodrick's prank?
(a) She thinks it is clever and hilarious.
(b) She is upset with them and does not find it funny.
(c) She is annoyed with them and their antics.
(d) She finds it to be a bit funny but also not very nice.

2. What does the narrator think about fishing?
(a) He loves fishing.
(b) He thinks fishing is boring.
(c) The only fish he eats is in the shape of a stick.
(d) He is scared to fish.

3. Why was the narrator excited about going to the camper superstore?
(a) They had never been there before.
(b) He wants to climb the rock wall.
(c) He loves shopping at the camper superstore.
(d) They had never purchased anything from the store.

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

5. Where does Manny want to go on vacation?
(a) Civil War battlefields.
(b) A playground.
(c) Thrills and Spills amusement park.
(d) Animal Safari.

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

7. Why does Greg not sleep well at the park?
(a) He had too much sugar after dinner.
(b) It is hot and stuffy in the camper.
(c) He is nervous about being in the park.
(d) The campers are so close he can hear everyone snoring.

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

9. What does Rodrick do when he is too hungry to wait for Gramma's friends to leave?
(a) He orders pizza and has it delivered.
(b) He warms up leftover pizza in Gramma's dryer.
(c) He comes upstairs to eat.
(d) He complains to Gramma that he is hungry.

10. How does Rodrick trick Greg into thinking he has a giant tick on him?
(a) He finds a tick on the ground an pretends he picked it off Greg.
(b) He pretends to take a picture of a tick on Greg but has actually pulled up a picture of a tick on the Internet.
(c) He screams and runs away.
(d) He pinches Greg, making him think a picked a tick off of him.

11. What does Gramma want the family to do when her friends come over?
(a) Stay out of sight.
(b) Leave the house.
(c) Invite their own friends over.
(d) Join in.

12. What is the empty lake the family swims in?
(a) A sewage pond.
(b) A fish hatchery.
(c) A drainage pond.
(d) A reservoir.

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

14. Greg starts to think about how God gave animals what?
(a) So many great shapes, colors, and sizes.
(b) Wonderful instinct.
(c) No brains.
(d) All sorts of cool ways to defend themselves.

15. What does the narrator say about the drawings in Noah's Ark?
(a) It is a good thing they are not too realistic, or parents would not buy the book for their kids.
(b) The drawings are cute and funny.
(c) The drawings are too realistic.
(d) The drawings are not realistic enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dad want to live on the open road in an RV?

2. Why does the ranger at the park warn the family of the dangers of fire?

3. Why does Mom like the idea of the RV life?

4. Why does Mom regret allowing Manny to sit in the front seat when traffic slows?

5. What does the narrator think his family needs?

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