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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 does the family forget to do before leaving the campsite?
(a) Put out the campfire.
(b) Say goodbye to their new neighbors.
(c) Unhook the sewage line.
(d) Get their laundry from the laundromat.

2. At the beginning of this section, Greg thinks his mom has realized that they have had too much what?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Sun.
(d) Togetherness.

3. What is a group of teenagers doing?
(a) They are scaring those in the water.
(b) They are singing and dancing on the shore.
(c) They are shouting insults to those in the water.
(d) They are helping clean up trash along the shore.

4. According to the rumor, what does one woman trade for 75 cents worth of quarters?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her camper.
(c) Her diamond ring.
(d) Her children.

5. What does the family decide to take out on the water?
(a) A raft.
(b) A pontoon boat.
(c) A canoe.
(d) A kayak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Greg’s family cover themselves in ketchup and mustard?

2. What is NOT a reason Greg gives for disliking the lake?

3. What has been turned into a slingshot?

4. How does Greg know that something is wrong in camp?

5. Greg ends up washing the shampoo out of his hair where?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Greg decide to go deep under water in the pool? Does this work? Why or why not?

2. Why does Mom's camera complicate things?

3. How do the boots get into trouble with their water guns?

4. What do the panicked campers do to access water?

5. How different does the lake look compare to their first glimpse of it on the bridge?

6. What does Greg quickly learn about the groups of boys from the camp?

7. What happens to the group of boys as they played near the lake?

8. Why is the canoe available for the family to use?

9. Why does Greg think his mom has finally realized the family has had too much togetherness?

10. Why do quarters become so valuable?

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