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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Greg nervous about hanging out with the boys?
(a) They are much better at fishing than him.
(b) They are breaking camp rules.
(c) They are smarter than him.
(d) They fight so much.

3. At the beginning of this section, Greg thinks his mom has realized that they have had too much what?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Togetherness.
(d) Sun.

4. What does Greg notice about the people at the pool party?
(a) They are acting even wilder than they were the other day, including the adults.
(b) They are having so much fun, and he wants to join in.
(c) They are swimming laps.
(d) They are mostly lounging around and eatting.

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

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

7. What is NOT a reason for why Greg finds the public showers uncomfortable?
(a) The shower house is unisex.
(b) The water is cold.
(c) The shower stalls are very close together.
(d) The shower stalls are not very private.

8. Why does Mom not let the family go back to the camper too soon?
(a) They all need showers.
(b) They have to do something fun first.
(c) They have to run errands.
(d) The camper needs to air out.

9. How do these boys know all the ins and outs of the camp?
(a) They have been scouting out all the prime locations.
(b) They have several camp maps.
(c) They have been coming here for years.
(d) Several of them have come to the park with their schools.

10. How does the camp director catch the boys?
(a) He meets them at the pool party.
(b) He looks at security cameras near the snack shack.
(c) He finds their parents.
(d) He hangs signs around camp advertising free ice cream, if you turn in your water gun.

11. Although the boys’ attack on the teenagers is successful, what happens?
(a) Many boys are injured.
(b) The boys get in trouble with the camp director.
(c) The boys' parents catch them.
(d) The teenagers are now really angry.

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

13. Why does Greg’s family cover themselves in ketchup and mustard?
(a) They think it will make a good costume for the camp costume party.
(b) They think it will rid them of the skunk smell.
(c) The family does not have any of the ingredients needed to rid themselves of the skunk smell.
(d) They love ketchup and mustard.

14. How does Mom feel about her friend’s photos on social media?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Worried.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Happy.

15. What kind of water does Greg not trust?
(a) Cold water
(b) Water that he cannot see into.
(c) Deep water.
(d) Hot water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family use as floatation devices?

2. What happens when the family gets inside a giant inner tube?

3. Why does Greg write on Tuesday that he is happy his mom has no plans for the day?

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

5. 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?

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