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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 do some of the teenagers eat?
(a) Ice cream from the snack shack.
(b) Food from a nearby grill.
(c) Fish they caught earlier that day.
(d) Watermelons once used as ammunition.

2. Why are people hoarding supplies?
(a) They do not know when the supply truck will be able to get to camp.
(b) They are throwing a large camp party and need supplies.
(c) They do not want to leave camp for supplies.
(d) They think they may have to live in makeshift shelters.

3. What does Greg do as the boys argue about the punishment for breaking the pact?
(a) He sneaks away.
(b) He sits in the corner, hoping no one will see him.
(c) He speaks up and says that a pact is a bad idea.
(d) He makes good suggestions.

4. What animal is hiding in the camper?
(a) A bird.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A skunk.
(d) A bear.

5. This section of the book (pages 115-136) begins on what day?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the family when they try to lay out on the beach near the lake?

2. What happens that leads both Dad and Greg to believe that being where they are after falling into the water is a bad place to be?

3. What takes place that makes the family unanimously agree that things had got very serious?

4. How long does it take for the camp to empty out?

5. Who sets off the flare gun?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Greg's concerns regarding the access problem at the camp?

2. How does Greg lose his shower before he has finished rinsing out his hair?

3. What are Greg's thoughts about the guy doing wood carvings at his campsite early Sunday morning?

4. Why do quarters become so valuable?

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

6. What happens to the plastic tank on top of the bathhouse?

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

8. What are two problems Greg encounters, when he arrives at the bathhouse?

9. How does Greg know that something is wrong at the camp?

10. Why does Greg not like taking showers in public buildings?

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