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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. By the time Greg gets to the shower house, why is the line wrapped around the building?

2. How long does it take for the camp to empty out?

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

4. What does Greg decide he will not tell Rowley, regarding their trip?

5. When the boys play a prank on the wood carver and get caught, what saves them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Greg's thoughts about the guy doing wood carvings at his campsite early Sunday morning?

2. How does Greg lose his shower before he has finished rinsing out his hair?

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

4. What does Greg want to do on his own? What is his mom' response?

5. Why could Greg not really enjoy the shower?

6. How does Campers' Eden become a paradise?

7. What happens to the plastic tank on top of the bathhouse?

8. Why do quarters become so valuable?

9. How do the boots get into trouble with their water guns?

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

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 says that the truth should not get in the way of a good story. What might this hint at, regarding the story you just read? Might some of the events in the story be false or exaggerated? If so, what are two of them? Why do you believe they most likely did not take place as the narrator described?

Essay Topic 3

Greg’s family finally makes some happy memories at the end of the story. How are they able to do this? Why are they unable to make happy memories throughout the rest of the book? How do others get in the way of their happiness? How can this be applied to real life?

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