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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. Why does the family get off the main road?

2. Why must Greg take a cold shower in the camper?

3. Why is it hard for the family that Dad is working from home?

4. What is the meadow the family tries to park in?

5. Where do Rodrick and the narrator both want to go?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator feel Mom treats Manny? Give two examples.

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

4. What are a couple thoughts that the narrator has about the book Noah’s Ark?

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

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

7. What are two reasons why the narrator so excited about the camping superstore?

8. How does the narrator feel about how the summer is going so far? Why does he feel this way?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is from the perspective of a kid. How different would the story be if it were from the perspective of one of the adults? Would the story be as fun to read? Why or why not? Can readers of all ages relate to this story from a kid’s perspective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What is the big problem the main characters face at the beginning of the book? How do each of the main characters deal with this? How does this prepare the reader for how the characters handle future mishaps?

Essay Topic 3

The characters learn a great deal in this book. What are three things the family learns, as a whole? What evidence in the book supports this? How are they affected by these lessons?

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