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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. Why is it hard for the family that Dad is working from home?
(a) He gets the whole family involved with his work.
(b) He gets very irritable with them.
(c) When he has meetings, the rest of them have to pretend they are not there.
(d) He is busy working all the time.

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

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

4. Where does the family stay the night before heading to a nearby national forest in the morning?
(a) Along the highway.
(b) In Gramma's driveway.
(c) In a campground.
(d) In the parking lot of the adventure park.

5. How does Mom convince the boys to go on a nature hike at the national forest?
(a) She promises to give them a treat afterward.
(b) She makes them feel guilty for not wanting to join her.
(c) She tells them they need to get some exercise.
(d) She threatens to take away the boys’ electronics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator begin to tire of the drive?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. Why is the narrator excited about going camping?

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