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

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

3. Who in Greg's family has to send their carry-on bag down with the rest of the luggage?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Greg have with passengers in front of and behind him on the flight?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are the first two activities that Greg participates in at the resort?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg is the protagonist in the novel. Who or what is the antagonist? Why is that person or thing the antagonist, and how do they present challenges for Greg?

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

The novel moves from Greg’s home to a busy airport to a tropical island. What are the various settings in the novel? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the tone in the novel?

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