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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. Where does Greg find the family’s laundry in the laundromat?

2. What happens when Rodrick decides he wants out of the water vehicle the family is in?

3. How does Greg feel after the incident in the water?

4. When the boys hide, what pact do they make?

5. What is Greg's plan, when the boys and camp director get in the pool?

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 could Greg not really enjoy the shower?

3. How does this section (pages 137-184) end?

4. What does Greg discover about his family's clothes at the laundromat? What does he do about this?

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

6. What does Greg learn about the boys at the RV camp?

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

8. How does Greg get accused of starting the snack shack attack?

9. What does the family do to not get noticed, as they attempt to leave the campground?

10. How does Campers' Eden become a paradise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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