View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Greg think will happen to him, if he does not get back to his camper quickly?
(a) He will have to find shelter in another camper.
(b) He will get caught by the camp director.
(c) He will be burned to a crisp.
(d) He will get lost.

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

3. When does the delivery truck arrive?
(a) A week later.
(b) 2 days after the storm.
(c) 4 days after the storm.
(d) The next day.

4. How does the family eat at the end of the story, according to Greg?
(a) Very poorly.
(b) They hardly eat.
(c) Very healthy.
(d) Like kings.

5. When the boys play a prank on the wood carver and get caught, what saves them?
(a) Greg's mom.
(b) The camp director.
(c) A bad thunderstorm.
(d) They know all the best hiding spots.

6. What had destroyed the bridge into the camp?
(a) A bear.
(b) A lightning strike.
(c) A fallen tree.
(d) A skunk.

7. What does Greg learn about the kids’ names, on the way to the fishing spot?
(a) They each go by a nickname.
(b) They all go by their last names.
(c) He does not learn their names.
(d) They have very boring names.

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

9. What does the family decide to take out on the water?
(a) A raft.
(b) A pontoon boat.
(c) A canoe.
(d) A kayak.

10. What does the family notice about those who are swimming near them, while they are on the water?
(a) They are splashing and playing.
(b) They are wrinkling up their noses.
(c) They are in a hurry to get away.
(d) They are diving in the water.

11. What is being shot at the family, while they are in the water?
(a) Arrows.
(b) Bubbles.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Watermelons.

12. What animal is hiding in the camper?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A skunk.
(c) A bird.
(d) A bear.

13. What does Mom do to make it appear the family is having fun?
(a) She forces them to smile as much as possible.
(b) She calls her friends and says how much fun her family is having.
(c) She posts made-up stories on social media.
(d) She keeps putting them in weird poses.

14. Why does everyone suddenly hurry out of the pool and off the pool deck?
(a) There is a skunk on the pool deck.
(b) The pool has a leak.
(c) There is a bear nearby.
(d) There is terrible lightning and thunder.

15. Why is Greg worried about his mom having her camera?
(a) She is known to lose expensive cameras.
(b) She has become a bit obsessed with trying to make the family look like they are having fun and posting that fun on social media.
(c) She will spend the entire trip taking photos of wildlife.
(d) She will want them to all take photography lessons while on vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it take for the family to make happy memories?

2. What does Greg do as the boys argue about the punishment for breaking the pact?

3. Who does Greg run into on the way back to the camper?

4. What is Greg's plan, when the boys and camp director get in the pool?

5. What does Rodrick lend Greg, so he can swim in the lake?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 652 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample