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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) It is just as boring.
(b) There are no amenitites.
(c) The sleeping quarters are very tight.
(d) Dad works all the time.

2. Why does Mom regret allowing Manny to sit in the front seat when traffic slows?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He begins honking the horn.
(c) He yells at the drivers in front of them.
(d) He sticks his head out the window.

3. What animals does the narrator think should have not been allowed on the ark?
(a) Venomous creatures.
(b) Bats.
(c) Creepy crawlies.
(d) Large, scary animals.

4. How does Greg end up embarrassed on the Fun Float?
(a) He ends up with a terrible sunburn.
(b) His swim trunks get ripped off by fast-moving water.
(c) His float flips over.
(d) He needs to use the bathroom.

5. A flaming what ends up on Dad’s knee?
(a) Twig.
(b) Spark.
(c) Marshmallow.
(d) Hotdog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the empty lake the family swims in?

2. Why are the boys most excited about going camping?

3. How does Mom feel about time slowing down?

4. Why does Mom say it is good to be bored?

5. When Greg cannot figure out how to get back on the path, how does he react?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the narrator and his family getting tired of their time together?

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

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

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

5. Why does the name of the RV park excite Greg?

6. What leads the family to choose to go camping?

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

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

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

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

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