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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. What does Greg say that the guys are wearing who take their luggage to put it in their room?

2. When Greg is on the plane, how close is he is an emergency exit?

3. When Greg sees passengers on the safety video sliding out of the plane, what does he say it looks like?

4. How close does Greg sit near his mom and brothers?

5. What does Greg do when he realizes that the people sitting around him are not watching the safety video?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Greg feel about hearing about other people's vacations?

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

8. What does Greg get to eat on the plane, and why does he not get anything else?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Heffley desperately wants a family photograph to take back from their vacation. Why is it so important for her to have a family photograph? What does the photograph symbolize and why?

Essay Topic 2

Greg makes a comment that his family never has a good time together. How would you describe the family’s relationship? What experiences do they share at the resort? How do those shared experiences seem to affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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