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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator keep himself busy, most of the time?
(a) Watching TV.
(b) Writing in his journal.
(c) Readingbooks.
(d) Putting together Gramma's puzzles.

2. Why does Greg get off the trail at the national forest?
(a) He remembers the clerk at the camping superstore telling them that bears will often use human paths.
(b) He does not realize he has veered off the path.
(c) He wants more adventure.
(d) He wants to find a shorter path.

3. Why does the family not get out at their first stop?
(a) The activities are not geared towards small children.
(b) The majority of the family does not want to stop.
(c) There is no place to park, as the place is packed.
(d) The ticket price is too high.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Greg end up embarrassed on the Fun Float?

2. Where do Rodrick and the narrator both want to go?

3. What does Dad want to live on the open road in an RV?

4. What does Greg, the narrator, regret when his mom pays for a planet to be named after him?

5. What does the narrator think it will take for his family to make happy memories together?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dad think the national forest would be a good place to go?

2. Why did the family leave the camping superstore a bit nervous?

3. Why is the basement an uncomfortable place to live?

4. Why is the narrator excited about going camping?

5. How does the narrator feel about how the summer is going so far? Why does he feel this way?

6. Why does the narrator sense that Gramma does not want them living with her?

7. Why does Mom think an RV park is a good idea?

8. Why does Mom not like the fact her family is lounging around the campsite at the national forest?

9. What are two mishaps as the family takes back roads to seek their own adventures?

10. What are two reasons why the narrator so excited about the camping superstore?

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