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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What conveniences are missing from the basement?
(a) A bathroom, kitchen, and TV.
(b) Cable TV and wifi.
(c) Heating and air conditioning.
(d) A toaster and microwave.

2. What about Mom's behavior is making the narrator uneasy the last couple days before the trip?
(a) It seems she might want to make the camping trip educational.
(b) She is hoping to find someplace they can all relax and do nothing.
(c) She has been taking lots of pictures to post on social media.
(d) She has been researching adventure activities.

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

4. 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.

5. How does thinking about Noah and his situation make the narrator feel?
(a) Nervous for the future.
(b) Better about his own.
(c) Sad for the world.
(d) Angry that God killed everyone and everything not on the ark.

6. How old is Manny?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

7. What are some things the clerk at the camper superstore said they should be prepared for?
(a) Deer, birds, and fish.
(b) Bears, mosquitoes, and ticks.
(c) Cold weather and a lack of food and water.
(d) Falling trees and hunters.

8. What is the downside to showing up last-minute to their new location?
(a) There are only small economy spots left.
(b) There are no campsites.
(c) They have to stay outside the campgrounds.
(d) They have to pay an extra fee.

9. How does Mom feel about time slowing down?
(a) Glad.
(b) Sad.
(c) Worried.
(d) Angry.

10. How does Rodrick trick Greg into thinking he has a giant tick on him?
(a) He pinches Greg, making him think a picked a tick off of him.
(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 finds a tick on the ground an pretends he picked it off Greg.

11. On his return trip down the trail to catch up with his family, what problem does Greg run into?
(a) He sees a bear.
(b) The trail forks.
(c) He trips and falls.
(d) He gets stung by a bee.

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

13. Why does Mom have the clerk at the camper superstore go over the supplies Dad had picked out?
(a) She is worried they do not have enough money to buy all the supplies.
(b) She is hoping her husband will be convinced to cancel the camping trip.
(c) She is concerned they are buying too many items.
(d) She is nervous they are not getting the right stuff.

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

15. What is Gramma's response when the narrator says he calls first dibs on the guest bedroom?
(a) It is already taken.
(b) It is too small for him.
(c) She does not want him in there.
(d) It is under construction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Greg not like the idea of the dining table turning into a bed?

2. The ranger then says the family needs to do what in the morning?

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

4. What does Mom think of Dad and Rodrick's prank?

5. Right at what time is it lights out at the campsite?

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