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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 can Greg not hear the movie that other passengers are watching?

2. How do the passengers look when the get off the plane at the gate where Greg and his family are waiting?

3. What does Greg's mom tell him about the pool on the Wild Side of the Island?

4. Where is the only place that Greg can charge his electronics while he is waiting to board the plane?

5. What is everything made of in the bathroom at the resort?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Greg say about an ad on the TV?

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

4. What does Greg do as the airplane takes off?

5. Once the flight is announced, why is the plane delayed again?

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

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

8. What happens when the Heffleys go through the check-in line?

9. How do the Heffley's get to the gate?

10. What are Greg's seating arrangements on the plane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses comic relief to break the tension at certain points in the novel. When are some circumstances where the author uses comic relief? How does the use of comic relief relieve tension at certain points in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Greg and his family watch turtle eggs hatching on the beach. How do the tourists endanger the hatchlings? What does the incident communicate about environment impact?

Essay Topic 3

The novel could be categorized as a number of genres. What are two main genres that fit the story, and why would it fall under those categories?

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