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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 often does Greg say that his mother brings out their honeymoon album?

2. At the beginning of the book, what does Greg say turns their holidays upside down?

3. What day is it when the plane lands?

4. What is in the bathroom that impresses Greg?

5. What do the couple next to Greg feed their baby shortly after the plane takes off?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Greg and his father start to walk from the parking lot to the terminal at the airport?

2. What does Greg do with a toy that the baby's mother gives the child and why?

3. What useless items does Greg read about in a magazine he finds in the seat pocket?

4. What happens that make Greg get out of the airplane bathroom?

5. What does Greg like about the family's room at the resort?

6. How does Greg say that the family's Christmas preparations were going?

7. What difficulties do the Heffleys have when they take an escalator?

8. What does it mean that the resort the Heffleys go to is all-inclusive?

9. How does Greg try to dry a sock that got wet when he stepped in a puddle?

10. How is the family's trip to the airport?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg and his father do not spend a lot of time doing things together. How would you describe the relationship that Greg and his father have? How do the different ways that each one approaches problems and situations affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Greg encounters a spider in the bathroom. How does Greg deal with the spider, and what does the incident reveal about fear and dealing with fear?

Essay Topic 3

Greg finds it difficult to try new activities. Why does Greg find it difficult to try new things? What does Greg discover when he steps out of his comfort zone? How might Greg’s life be different if he was more willing to embrace new situations?

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