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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the place the family first stops?
2. What does the narrator think it will take for his family to make happy memories together?
3. Why was the narrator excited about going to the camper superstore?
4. Why does the family end up swimming in the lake?
5. How does the family feel after leaving the camper superstore?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the family discover about Uncle Gary’s camper? How does this change their day?
2. 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?
3. Why does Mom not like the fact her family is lounging around the campsite at the national forest?
4. What is the reason Dad gives for why the family cannot go back home yet, in this part of the book?
5. Why does Greg get sent back to the camper while on the hike in the national forest?
6. Why is the basement an uncomfortable place to live?
7. Why are Mom and Dad excited about the camper, at this point in the story?
8. How does the narrator feel Mom treats Manny? Give two examples.
9. How does the family end up getting told they need to leave the forest the next morning?
10. What are two mishaps as the family takes back roads to seek their own adventures?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the story, the mom is pushy. How is she pushy? What does this say about her? How does this affect the family and their experiences together?
Essay Topic 2
Greg has complaints regarding safety throughout this book. What are three of these complaints? Are these complaints valid? Why or why not? What do they say about Greg?
Essay Topic 3
The group of boys use Greg as a scapegoat. How and why does this happen? Are you surprised? Why or why not? How does Greg seem to feel about this? What does this reveal about him?
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