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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As the family pulls up to their new location, what does Greg think about it?
(a) He wishes they had stayed in the national forest.
(b) It makes him nervous.
(c) It looks nothing like the advertisement.
(d) Its name and description are accurate.

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

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

6. What does Greg, the narrator, regret when his mom pays for a planet to be named after him?
(a) He owns it but cannot visit it.
(b) He thinks it is really dorky.
(c) His friends are jealous.
(d) It only has his first name, so anyone named Greg could steal his planet.

7. What is the animal doing in the family's campsite?
(a) It is looking for a safe shelter.
(b) It is curious about the humans.
(c) It is chasing another animal.
(d) It is looking for food.

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 pay an extra fee.
(d) They have to stay outside the campgrounds.

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

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

11. 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.

12. 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 screams and runs away.
(c) He pinches Greg, making him think a picked a tick off of him.
(d) He pretends to take a picture of a tick on Greg but has actually pulled up a picture of a tick on the Internet.

13. Why must Greg take a cold shower in the camper?
(a) He is too hot to take a hot shower.
(b) The heater has not had time to heat the water.
(c) They have run out of propane.
(d) The camper does not have a heater.

14. Why does Greg get off the trail at the national forest?
(a) He does not realize he has veered off the path.
(b) He wants more adventure.
(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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dad tell the narrator he has to put back all the items he had picked out at the camper superstore?

2. Why does Mom say it is good to be bored?

3. Greg tries to tell his mom that coming here might have been a mistake, but what does she tell him?

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

5. Where does Dad want to go on vacation?

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