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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is getting tired of all the togetherness in Gramma's basement?
(a) Mom.
(b) Rodrick.
(c) All of them.
(d) The narrator.

6. What is the worst thing about the camper, according to Greg?
(a) The main living space does not have seatbelts.
(b) The shocks are not very good.
(c) The space is cramped.
(d) The bathroom has very thin walls, so you can hear everything.

7. Greg tries to tell his mom that coming here might have been a mistake, but what does she tell him?
(a) They may have come at the wrong time of year.
(b) He is too sensitive.
(c) He just needs to get used to it.
(d) He is probably right.

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

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

10. Where do Rodrick and the narrator both want to go?
(a) The beach.
(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 Greg end up embarrassed on the Fun Float?
(a) He needs to use the bathroom.
(b) His float flips over.
(c) His swim trunks get ripped off by fast-moving water.
(d) He ends up with a terrible sunburn.

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

14. Why is it hard for the family that Dad is working from home?
(a) When he has meetings, the rest of them have to pretend they are not there.
(b) He gets very irritable with them.
(c) He is busy working all the time.
(d) He gets the whole family involved with his work.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator believe that Noah probably regretted having birds on the ark?

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

4. Why does the family not have any money?

5. Why does Greg get off the trail at the national forest?

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