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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 does Mom do when she takes away the boys' electronic devices?

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

3. What does Greg realize the local residents at the park think of the park guests?

4. Why does the family not have any money?

5. What is the downside to showing up last-minute to their new location?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two things that the narrator likes about the camper?

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

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

4. How did the family end up going off the main road?

5. Why is the narrator excited about going camping?

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

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

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

9. What are two encounters the family has with wildlife in this section of the book? What are the outcomes?

10. Why did the family leave the camping superstore a bit nervous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose of this book? Why might the author have written it? How is it relatable? Can most people relate to it, in some way? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Mom carry a camera around with her? What does this reveal about Mom? What are other clues in the story that support this? How does this affect the rest of the family?

Essay Topic 3

Determination is a theme of this book. How is this theme revealed throughout the story? What does this say about the main characters? How does this affect the tone of the book? How does this theme also affect the reader?

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