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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 is the camper like Gramma's basement?
(a) The sleeping quarters are very tight.
(b) There are no amenitites.
(c) It is just as boring.
(d) Dad works all the time.

2. Right at what time is it lights out at the campsite?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 9 p.m.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

3. What is the coolest thing about the camper?
(a) It can go really fast.
(b) You can ride in the main living area while the camper is in motion.
(c) You can use the toilet while the camper is cruising down the highway.
(d) It has a TV.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodrick trick Greg into thinking he has a giant tick on him?

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

3. Greg thinks back to the day before when the entire family agreed their trip is what?

4. What is the animal doing in the family's campsite?

5. What is the problem with the camper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reason Dad gives for why the family cannot go back home yet, in this part of the book?

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

3. What are Greg’s safety concerns regarding the RV park?

4. How do the narrator, Rodrick, and Manny react when their dad, as he is picking out fishing poles, says they are going to live off the land?

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

6. What are two encounters the family has with wildlife in this section of the book? What are the outcomes?

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

8. What does the family discover about Uncle Gary’s camper? How does this change their day?

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

10. Why is the narrator excited about going camping?

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