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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. How does Greg feel about making new friends?

2. What weapons do the boys use against the teenagers attacking them?

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

4. Who wants to swim in the lake?

5. What does the family decide to take out on the water?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Greg quickly learn about the groups of boys from the camp?

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

3. What upsets Greg the most about the man who takes over his shower? What does he do about it?

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

5. Why does Greg, after returning with plastic utensils, hurry his family through dinner?

6. What does Greg say about being sprayed by a skunk?

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

8. How different does the lake look compare to their first glimpse of it on the bridge?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book is part of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Why does this series have this name? Do you think Greg is a wimp? Why or why not? How can all kids relate to what happens to Greg?

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

From Greg’s perspective, the RV camp is an unruly place. From what you know of the camp, would you agree? Why or why not? Does this sound like a realistic campground experience? Why or why not?

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