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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. Greg thinks back to the day before when the entire family agreed their trip is what?
(a) One of the best trips ever.
(b) Off to a bad start.
(c) Awesome!
(d) Not what they expected.

2. Why does Greg not sleep well at the park?
(a) The campers are so close he can hear everyone snoring.
(b) It is hot and stuffy in the camper.
(c) He is nervous about being in the park.
(d) He had too much sugar after dinner.

3. What does Dad want to live on the open road in an RV?
(a) He can sleep at the Civil War battlefields.
(b) He can see the whole countryside very easily.
(c) He can work anywhere.
(d) He has always loved the idea of living in an RV.

4. Why are the boys most excited about going camping?
(a) They get to live in a camper.
(b) It gets them out of Gramma's basement.
(c) It gives them the chance to see more of the country.
(d) They get to make happy memories.

5. What does Gramma want the family to do when her friends come over?
(a) Leave the house.
(b) Stay out of sight.
(c) Invite their own friends over.
(d) Join in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator believe that Noah probably regretted having birds on the ark?

2. What is the name of the place the family first stops?

3. What disappoints Greg, regarding the new location?

4. How is the camper like Gramma's basement?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator wish he had been born a bit sooner?

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

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

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. What leads the family to choose to go camping?

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

7. What are two things that disappoint Greg about the RV park?

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

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

10. How does the family end up getting told they need to leave the forest the next morning?

(see the answer keys)

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