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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must people be saved from the horseshoe pit?
(a) The pit had turned to quicksand.
(b) There are stinging ants in it.
(c) There are snakes in it.
(d) There are ticks in it.

2. Why does Greg write on Tuesday that he is happy his mom has no plans for the day?
(a) He wants to hide from the boys.
(b) He is worn out from the day with the boys.
(c) He wants to hang out with the boys.
(d) He wants to practice fishing on his own.

3. What happens when the family gets inside a giant inner tube?
(a) They end up spinning around at one end of the pool.
(b) They have a ton of fun.
(c) They decide to take the inner tube to the lake.
(d) They get tipped out of it.

4. What happens towards the end of the games the boys are playing?
(a) They get bitten by a horde of mosquitoes.
(b) They see a large fish in the water.
(c) They get shot at with lawn darts.
(d) They get hit by a flying watermelon.

5. As the pool party comes to an end, and everyone is beginning to leave, why does Greg think it best to stay in the pool?
(a) He is having fun.
(b) He sees the boys and the camp director enter the pool area.
(c) He wants to practice his strokes.
(d) He is hoping his new friends will stop by the party.

6. Who does not jump into the stream?
(a) Rodrick.
(b) Mom.
(c) Greg.
(d) Manny.

7. What does Mom tell Greg regarding how to use the shower and laundromat?
(a) He must use quarters to run the shower and clothes dryer.
(b) He must pay for soap.
(c) He must use only cold water.
(d) He only has five minutes to take a shower or to load a washer.

8. What does Greg realize about the entire camp, when he wakes up on that first morning in Camper's Eden?
(a) They are all elderly.
(b) They are grumpy.
(c) They all wake up bright and early.
(d) They are very noisy.

9. How does the leader of the boys throw Greg under the bus?
(a) He tells Greg's parents that Greg encouraged them to steal from the snack shack.
(b) He tells the camp director that using the food from the snack shack is all Jimmy Dogfish's idea.
(c) He takes pictures of Greg and says that he is the guy who encouraged the poor behavior.
(d) He drags Greg over the to the camp director's office.

10. Who sets off the flare gun?
(a) Rodrick.
(b) Dad.
(c) Mom.
(d) Manny.

11. Why does Mom want the family to go to the pool party?
(a) It is very hot out, and they can all cool off.
(b) She thinks it will turn their trip around.
(c) She wants to meet other moms.
(d) She hopes to win free prizes.

12. What is a group of teenagers doing?
(a) They are singing and dancing on the shore.
(b) They are shouting insults to those in the water.
(c) They are helping clean up trash along the shore.
(d) They are scaring those in the water.

13. Why does Greg get out of the shower before he is finished?
(a) His time ran out and he needs to put in another quarter.
(b) He sees a spider in the shower.
(c) He has to use the restroom.
(d) He forgot to bring soap.

14. Why is Greg starting to have fun hanging around these boys?
(a) He likes to get into mischief.
(b) He has learned a lot about fishing.
(c) He has never had a group of friends before.
(d) He is happy to be away from his family.

15. What does the family forget to do before leaving the campsite?
(a) Get their laundry from the laundromat.
(b) Unhook the sewage line.
(c) Say goodbye to their new neighbors.
(d) Put out the campfire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do a pack of dogs attack and eat?

2. What happens that leads both Dad and Greg to believe that being where they are after falling into the water is a bad place to be?

3. Why does the family know they have to leave the camper, while in the middle of the stream?

4. What has been turned into a slingshot?

5. At the beginning of this section, Greg thinks his mom has realized that they have had too much what?

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