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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. What is the problem with the camper?
(a) It is filthy.
(b) It has a broken axle.
(c) It is missing a tire.
(d) It does not have a bathroom.

2. What is the meadow the family tries to park in?
(a) A farm.
(b) A garden.
(c) A nature preserve.
(d) Someone's backyard.

3. Why does Mom say it is good to be bored?
(a) It makes you appreciate the times you are busy.
(b) It makes you use your imagination.
(c) It makes you smarter.
(d) It encourages you to read a book.

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

5. What does Greg think is nibbling on him in the lake?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Piranhas.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Sea snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gramma's response when the narrator says he calls first dibs on the guest bedroom?

2. Why must Greg take a cold shower in the camper?

3. Greg tries to tell his mom that coming here might have been a mistake, but what does she tell him?

4. A flaming what ends up on Dad’s knee?

5. Where does Mom think the family should go after the national forest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is the narrator excited about going camping?

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

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

7. Why are Mom and Dad excited about the camper, at this point in the story?

8. Why does Greg get sent back to the camper while on the hike in the national forest?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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