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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 was the narrator excited about going to the camper superstore?
(a) They had never purchased anything from the store.
(b) They had never been there before.
(c) He wants to climb the rock wall.
(d) He loves shopping at the camper superstore.

2. How does the narrator feel about Rowley, since his family has decided to go camping?
(a) Sad that Rowley cannot join them.
(b) Annoyed that Rowley still gets a better vacation.
(c) Envious of him.
(d) Sorry for him.

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

4. Why does the narrator begin to tire of the drive?
(a) His family is already annoying him.
(b) He misses Gramma.
(c) The ride is uncomfortable.
(d) Everything starts to look the same.

5. What about Mom's behavior is making the narrator uneasy the last couple days before the trip?
(a) She has been researching adventure activities.
(b) She has been taking lots of pictures to post on social media.
(c) She is hoping to find someplace they can all relax and do nothing.
(d) It seems she might want to make the camping trip educational.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say about the drawings in Noah's Ark?

2. How does a ranger know to come to Greg's family's campsite?

3. How does thinking about Noah and his situation make the narrator feel?

4. What conveniences are missing from the basement?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is the narrator excited about going camping?

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

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